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A vendor sells apples, pears and oranges. He has 120 oranges. Given that he has 20% more apples than oranges and 40% fewer oranges than pears, find the tal number of fruits he has.
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A vendor sells apples, pears and oranges. He has 120 oranges. Given that he has 20% more apples than oranges and 40% fewer oranges than pears, find the tal number of fruits he has.

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144 apples 72 pears

Explanation:

Apples 120 + 20% = 144

Pears 120 - 40% = 72

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