There were 125 more apples in Box A than in Box B. After the fruit seller transferred 1/5 of the apples from Box A to Box B, Box B had 15 more apples than Box A. How many apples were there in both the boxes?

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Sidney Morrow

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30 August, 16:45

There were 125 more apples in Box A than in Box B. After the fruit seller transferred 1/5 of the apples from Box A to Box B, Box B had 15 more apples than Box A. How many apples were there in both the boxes?

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Jazlynn Mora · Answer 1

Let x be the number of apples in Box B. The number of apples in box A is equal to x+125. After transferring 1/5 of the apples from A to B will give us the equation of,

((x) + (1/5) (x+125) - (4/5) (x+125) = 15

The value of x from the equation is 225. Therefore, the number of apples in Box A and B are 350 and 225, respectively.