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A fruit basket contains oranges and grapefruits. One -third of the oramges and one -fourth of the grapefruits were spoiled. You threw away 4 oranges
A fruit basket contains oranges and grapefruits. One -third of the oramges 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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Finite Mathematics and Its Applications
Authors: Larry J. Goldstein, David I. Schneider, Martha J. Siegel, Steven Hair
12th edition
978-0134768588, 9780134437767, 134768582, 134437764, 978-0134768632
