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A bowl contains various fruit.
All but two are bananas.
All but two are apples.
All but two are oranges.
Determine number of pieces of fruit.
Not sure how to solve.
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From the given information, we conclude that the bowl contains
at least three different kinds of fruit: bananas, apples, and oranges.
Then the phrase "all but two are bananas" means that these two are "one apple and one orange".
Similarly, the phrase "All but two are apples" means that the other two are "one banana and one orange".
Similarly, the phrase "All but two are oranges" means that the other two are "one banana and one apple".
Combining everything together, we see that the bowl contains one banana, one orange, and one apple.
ANSWER. The bowl contains one banana, one orange and one apple.
The number of pieces is 3 (three).
Solved.
