A group of 4 fruit baskets contains 9 apples, 15 oranges, and 14 bananas in the first three baskets and 2 less of each fruit in the fourth basket. How many fruits are there?
For the first three baskets, the number of apples and oranges in one basket is 9+15=
<gadget id="calculator">9+15</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24.
In total, together with bananas, the number of fruits in one basket is 24+14=
<gadget id="calculator">24+14</gadget>
<output>38</output>
38 for the first three baskets.
Since there are three baskets each having 38 fruits, there are 3*38=
<gadget id="calculator">3*38</gadget>
<output>114</output>
114 fruits in the first three baskets.
The number of apples in the fourth basket is 9-2=
<gadget id="calculator">9-2</gadget>
<output>7</output>
7.
There are also 15-2=
<gadget id="calculator">15-2</gadget>
<output>13</output>
13 oranges in the fourth basket.
The combined number of oranges and apples in the fourth basket is 13+7=
<gadget id="calculator">13+7</gadget>
<output>20</output>
20.
The fourth basket also contains 14-2=
<gadget id="calculator">14-2</gadget>
<output>12</output>
12 bananas.
In total, the fourth basket has 20+12=
<gadget id="calculator">20+12</gadget>
<output>32</output>
32 fruits.
The four baskets together have 32+114=
<gadget id="calculator">32+114</gadget>
<output>146</output>
146 fruits.

<result>146</result>