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A box contains 6 oranges, 7 bananas, 11 apples and some cartons of fruit juice. 1/3 of the items are cartons of fruit juice. How many cartons of fruit juice are there?

User YoYo
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1/3(6+7+11+x)=x

where x is cartons of fruit juices.
24+x=3x
24=2x
x=12

there are 12 cartons of fruit juices


User Wukerplank
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36 in all, 12 cartons of fruit juice. hope this helps
User Joris Timmermans
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