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My fruit basket contain apples and oranges.The ratio apples to oranges is 3:8.When I remove one apple the ratio changes to 1:3 .How many apples are in the basket

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The number of apples in the basket are; 24 apples

How to simplify simultaneous equations?

Let there be X number of apples and Y number of oranges.

Thus by the given ratio we can say that;

x/y = 3/8   -----(1)

(x — 1)/y = 1/3

3x — 3 = y   ----(2)

Substitute 3x - 3 for y in eq 1 to get;

x/(3x - 3) = 3/8

8x = 9x - 9

9x - 8x = 9

x = 9

Thus;

y = 3(9) - 3

y = 24 apples

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