document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144735>Question 1144735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A box contains apple and pears. An equal number of apples and pears are rotten. 2/3 of all the apples are rotten. 3/4 of all the pears are rotten. What fraction of the total number of pieces of fruit in the box is rotten? Solve using algebra. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #765904 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=765904\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> m apples<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total quantity rotten fruit, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%282%2F3%29m=%284%2F3%29m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%282%2F3%29m=%284%2F3%29m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total fruit in box, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m%2Bp=m%2B%288%2F9%29m=%289%2F9%29m%2B%288%2F9%29m=%2817%2F9%29m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m%2Bp=m%2B%288%2F9%29m=%289%2F9%29m%2B%288%2F9%29m=%2817%2F9%29m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Fraction of fruit rotten:<BR>\n" );
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