A fruit basket contains the same number of apples and pears. If Eric eats 5 apples and 1 pear, there will be twice as many pears as apples. How many pears remain in remain in the basket?

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A fruit basket contains the same number of apples and pears. If Eric eats 5 apples and 1 pear, there will be twice as many pears as apples. How many pears remain in remain in the basket?

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8 Pears will remain in the basket

Behzad Jamali answered Jul 29, 2020

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