In a gift basket of fruits,there were apples,mangoes,and pears.There were half as many pears as appels . There were 5 fewer pears than mangoes.if there are 29 fruits altogether,how many fruits of each variety are there ?
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Let, no. of pears be x.
Then, no. of apples will be 2x.
And no. of mangoes will be x+5.
Now, According to Question,
x + 2x + x + 5 = 29
4x + 5 = 29
4x = 24
x = 6
Pears = 6
Apples = 12
Mangoes = 11
Then, no. of apples will be 2x.
And no. of mangoes will be x+5.
Now, According to Question,
x + 2x + x + 5 = 29
4x + 5 = 29
4x = 24
x = 6
Pears = 6
Apples = 12
Mangoes = 11
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