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Of the 48 oranges in a carton 1/3 of them were rotten Ben and David took the remaining good oranges it's been took eat my oranges and David how many oranges did David take

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Answer:

David took 16 oranges.

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Total number of oranges = 48

Oranges rotten =


(1)/(3)

Number of oranges rotten =


(1)/(3)* 48\\\\=16

There were 16 rotten oranges.

Number of good oranges left =


= 48-16\\=32

These are equally divided among Ben and David.

Number of oranges each Ben and David get =


(32)/(2) = 16

Thus, David took 16 oranges.

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