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?

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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Let the number of oranges be x and grapefruits be y. since 1/3 of the oranges were spoiled, the equ View the full answer