Question:
Mr Ng had a total of 208 apples and pears at first. The ratio of the number of apples to the number of pears was 8 : 5 at first. After he bought some apples, the ratio of the number of apples to the number of pears then became 7 : 4. How many apples did he buy?
Solution:
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