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Maria has 24 apples and pears. Half of the number of pears is equal to a quarter of the number of apples. How many apples does Maria have?​
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Maria has 24 apples and pears. Half of the number of pears is equal to a quarter of the number of apples. How many apples does Maria have?​

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Maria has 16 apples
0.5y=0.25x
2y=x
3y=24
Y=8
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