David bought a bag of dried fruit: cherries, pears, and apples. In the 1/4 of the dried fruit is cherries and 2/3 of ii is pears. There are 48 total peices. How many pieces of fruit are apples?

Answer: 4 pieces of fruit are apples

Step-by-step explanation:

c+p+a=48

to find out what part of all 48 peices are apples use equation

1/4+2/3+a=1

a=1-1/4-2/3

a = (12-3-8) / 12

a=1/12

1/12 of 48 is:

1/12*48=4