Mr teo imported 78 more black caps than yellow caps. he sold 6/13 of the black caps and 3/4 of the yellow caps. he was left with 87 more black caps than yellow caps.
a:how many black caps did he import?
b:how many yellow caps did he sell?:L
if he imported x black caps and Y Yellow caps, then he sold 6X/13 black caps and 3Y/4 yellow caps., and he left (X-6x/13) black caps and (Y-3Y/4) yellow caps.
yellow:4units
black:4units+78
after sold:yellow,1unit;black,4*7/13unit+78*7/13=28/13unit+42,
difference is 15/13unit+42=87
so1unit=39
a)39*4+78=234
b)39*3=117
Marina has 200 more books than Ehtel. Marina gives 60% of his books to Ethel. Then Ethel gives 25% of his books back to Marina. In the end Ethel has 200 more books than Marina. How many books does Marina have at first? (ans: 750)