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Problem Statement:

• A box of fruits contains apples and oranges.
• The total number of fruits is 25.
• 60% of the apples were sold.
• A total of 48% of all the fruits in the box were sold.
• You need to determine the number of apples in the box.

Solution:

Let the number of apples be $x$.
Then the number of oranges will be $25 - x$.

Step 1: Total fruits sold

The problem states that 48% of all the fruits were sold. Since there are 25 fruits: $\text{Total fruits sold} = 48\% \times 25 = 0.48 \times 25 = 12.$

Step 2: Apples sold

It is also given that 60% of the apples were sold: $\text{Apples sold} = 60\% \times x = 0.6x.$

Step 3: Oranges sold

Since the total fruits sold is 12, the number of oranges sold is: $\text{Oranges sold} = \text{Total fruits sold} - \text{Apples sold} = 12 - 0.6x.$

Step 4: Oranges sold relation

All the oranges must have been sold (as implied). Therefore: $\text{Oranges sold} = 25 - x.$ Substituting: $12 - 0.6x = 25 - x.$

Step 5: Solve for $x$

Simplify the equation: $12 - 0.6x = 25 - x,$ $12 - 25 = -x + 0.6x,$ $-13 = -0.4x,$ $x = \frac{13}{0.4} = 32.5.$

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