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The trap which we can fall in this type of word problems:

1. Omit key details, ilke it is asked about % of apple, we might consider the same also as organes since orange is what we are removing
2. Finding the number of oranged and subtracting the same from apples.

Focus for first 30 second on this questions to segregate facts given

We are asked to find No of oranges to be removed for apples to be 70%
Apples is 14, Oranges is 23, Total is 37
Let X be number of oranges to be removed
70%= Apples/(Apple+Oranges-X)
70/100=14(37-X)
Solving for X, we will get 17 as answer.
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A bowl of fruit contains 14 apples and 23 oranges. How many oranges must be removed so that 70% of the pieces of fruit in the bowl will be apples?


A= 14, O=23, Total=14+23=37
Let, number of oranges we need to remove= x
After removing x orange, total fruits= 14+23-x= 37-x

Apple/Total = 70%
14/(37-x)=0.70
14=0.70(37-x)
14= 25.9-0.7x
0.7x=25.9-14=11.9
x=11.9/0.7= 17

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Asked: how many oranges to be 'removed' to get 70% of apples in the basket.
The equation will be:
14/(37-x)= 70%
14/0.7= 37-x
20=37-x
x= 17

Therefore Option D
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