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A farmer harvested 1,760 pieces of fruit. 65% of them were not oranges. How many oranges did the farmer harvest?

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Answer:

Number of oranges= 616

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

A farmer harvested 1,760 pieces of fruit. 65% of them were not oranges.

To calculate the number of oranges, we need to use the following formula:

Number of oranges= total number of fruits*percentage of oranges

Number of oranges= 1,760 * (1 - 0.65)

Number of oranges= 616

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