document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=295953>Question 295953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All of the customers at a fruit store purchased some apples or some bananas. If 75% of the customers purchased apples and 40% of them purchased bananas, while 9 customers bought both, how many customers did the store have?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #213317 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=213317\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .75x=a<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".4x=b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=a+b-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=45.,   b=24.,   x=60.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45+24=69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/4*60=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/10*60=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "45-9=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24-9=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 bought both <BR>\n" );
document.write( "36+15+9=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 different  customers<BR>\n" );
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