A bowl of fruit contains 14 apples and 23 oranges. How many oranges must be removed so that 70% of the pieces of fruit in the bowl will be apples? Pick one.
A) 3	B) 6	C) 14	D) 17	E) 20

Rationale: number of apples = 14 number of oranges = 23 let number of oranges that must be removed so that 70 % of pieces of fruit in bowl will be apples = x total number of fruits after x oranges are removed = 14 + ( 23 - x ) = 37 - x 14 / ( 37 - x ) = 7 / 10 = > 20 = 37 - x = > x = 17 answer d
Answer: D