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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Andrew divided some apples into six equal piles. Boris divided the same number of apples into five equal piles. Boris noticed that each of his piles contained two more apples than each of Andrew's piles. How many apples did Andrew have?

(A) $30$ (B) $55$ (C) $60$ (D) $75$ (E) $90$

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