Problem: A bag contains tomatoes that are either green or red. The ratio of green tomatoes to red tomatoes in the bag is 4 to 3. When five green tomatoes and five red tomatoes are removed,the ratio becomes 3 to 2. How many red tomatoes were there originally in the bag?
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Correct Answer: ans: 15.
Explanation:
Since green tomatoes : red tomatoes = 4: 3
Let, Green tomatoes = 4x and Red tomatoes = 3x
According to question, $\frac{4x-5}{3x-5}=\frac{3}{2}$
=> x = 5
Red tomatoes 3x = 3 x 5 = 15