The contents of a certain box consist of 14 apples and 23 oranges. How many oranges must be removed from the box so that 70% of the pieces of fruit in the box will be apples ?

A. 6

B. 12

C. 17

D. 36

Answer: Option C

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Total number of fruits = (14 + 23) = 37
Let x oranges be removed.
Then,
70% of (37 - x) = 14
⇒ 7 (37 - x) = 140
⇒ 37 - x = 20
⇒ x = 17