Questions such as the one below starts off with one party having multiples of another.
The one with more(at first) decreased and the one with less(at first) increased.
Both ends with equal value.
The amount decreased or increased may not always be a multiple of a common number.
A "Before and After" comparison model is needed to represent the changes.
Such questions require no calculator and are suitable for both P4 and P5.
Ackbar and Mohan each bought some carrots from the supermarket.
Ackbar bought 5 times as many carrots as Mohan.
After Ackbar ate 13 carrots and Mohan bought 19 more,
both have equal number of carrots.
How many carrots do they have altogether at the end?
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