SOLUTION: A box contains apples and pears. An equal number of apples and pears are
rotten. 2/3 of the all the apples are rotten and 3/4 of all the pears are rotten.
What fraction of the to
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Question 312901: A box contains apples and pears. An equal number of apples and pears are
rotten. 2/3 of the all the apples are rotten and 3/4 of all the pears are rotten.
What fraction of the total number of pieces of fruit in the box is rotten? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = number of apples
Let = number of pears
given:
6/17 of the box are apples that are rotten
6/17 of the box are peas that are rotten
12/17 of the fruit in the box is rotten
