A fruit seller has an equal number of apples and oranges. He sold 109 oranges and 45 apples.The number of apples left is 5 times the number of oranges left. What is the total number of fruit he had first?

Let x = number of apples/oranges

5(x-109) = x-45

Solve for x and then multiply by 2.

To find the total number of fruit the seller had initially, we will need to solve the given information step by step.

Let's assume the initial number of apples and oranges is 'x'.

From the given information, we know that the seller sold 109 oranges and 45 apples. Therefore, the number of oranges left would be 'x - 109', and the number of apples left would be 'x - 45'.

The problem also states that the number of apples left is 5 times the number of oranges left. So, we can write the equation:

x - 45 = 5(x - 109)

Now, let's solve this equation to find the value of 'x', which represents the total number of fruits the seller had at the beginning.

Expanding the equation:

x - 45 = 5x - 545

Rearranging the equation:

4x = 500

Dividing both sides by 4:

x = 125

Therefore, the seller initially had a total of 125 fruits (apples + oranges).