Question

Basket A had 7 times as many plums as Basket B at first. Zoe put 58 more plums in each basket. Now Basket A has thrice as many plums as Basket B. How many more plums are there in Basket A than Basket B now?

Answer 1

174 plums

Explanation:

a=7b

a+58=3b

7b+58=3b

4b=58

b=14.5

29,203 earlier

87,261 now

261-87=174