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12. A fruit basket contains oranges and grapefruits. One-third of the orange

and one-fourth of the grapefruits were spoiled. You threw away 4 oranges

and 7 grapefruits. How many pieces of fruit were in the basket?

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  1. Today, 10:21
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    There were 12 + 28 = 40 pieces of fruit in the basket.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Suppose there were x oranges and y grapefruit.

    Then we have

    1 / 3 x = 4

    x = 4*3 = 12.

    1/4 y = 7

    y = 7*4 = 28.
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