Basket pom market

During the first two days of the Easter market, the basket maker sold all the knitted pom poms; on the first day, he sold a fifth of all pom poms. On the second day, he sold 180 more pom poms than on the first day. How many pomelos did the barber sell on the first day of the Easter market?

Final Answer:

a =  60

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} a=(a+b)/5 \\ b=180+a \\ a=(a+(180+a))/5 \\ 3a=180 \\ a=\frac{180}{3}=60 \\ a=60 \\ \text{ Verifying Solution: } \\ b=a+180=60+180=240 \end{gathered}$$

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