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1/3 oranges were spoiled.....u threw away 4 oranges...
1/3 of what = 4....
1/3x = 4
x = 4 * 3
x = 12 oranges

1/4 grapefruits were spoiled....u threw away 7
1/4 of what = 7
1/4x = 7
x = 7 * 4
x = 28

so ur fruit basket contained 12 oranges and 28 grapefruits before u discarded the spoiled ones

The number of oranges and grapefruits in the basket will be 12 and 28 respectively.

It is given that from the basket one-third of oranges and one-fourth of grapefruits were spoiled. The fruits threw away are 4 oranges and 7 grapefruits.

We have to find out the number of oranges and grapefruits that was present in the basket.

What will be the value, if one-third of 6 is added to one-fourth of 4?

The value will be equal to 3.

Assume the number of oranges in the basket were x.

(1/3) x = 4

x= 4×3 = 12

So the number of oranges were 12.

Similarly,

The number of grapefruits in basket will be equal to,

7×4 = 28

So, there were 12 oranges and 28 grapefruits in the basket.

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