In a carton, 1/3 of the fruits were apples and the rest were pears and
kiwis. After Lynn gave away 2/3 of the apples, there were 12 apples left.
There were 5 times as many pears as kiwis.
(a) What fraction of the fruits did Lynn give away?
(b) How many pears were there in the carton?
1/3 a = 12 ... a = 36 ... initially 36 apples
1/3 f = 36 ... f = 108 ... initially 108 fruits
(a) 2/3 * 1/3 = ?
(b) p + k = 108 - 36
p = 5 k
substituting ... 6 k = 72 ... k = ? ... p = ?