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The contents of a box conists of 14 apples and 23 oranges.

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The contents of a box conists of 14 apples and 23 oranges. [#permalink] New post 16 Feb 2007, 18:28
The contents of a box conists of 14 apples and 23 oranges. How many oranges must be removed from the box so that 70% of the fruit will be apples?

A 3
B 6
C 14
D 17
E 20

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Is the answer A) 3??
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its 17, but now sure how
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Hey, i correct myself.
Heres how i did it (not sure if its the correct technique)

Let x oranges are removed from the basket. The resultant should be 70 % apples

(37-x)*70/100=14
upon calculating for x, we get 17
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 [#permalink] New post 16 Feb 2007, 21:54
let n oranges be removed

14/(14+23-n) = 0.7

25.9 - 0.7n = 14

0.7n = 11.9

n = 17

so D
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