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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Jacques and Gillian were given a basket containing 25 pieces of fruit by their grandmother. On the way home, Jacques ate one apple and three pears and Gillian ate three apples and two pears. When they got home they found the basket contained the same number of apples as it did pears and no other types of fruit. How many pears were they given by their grandmother?

(A) $12$ (B) $13$ (C) $16$ (D) $20$ (E) $21$

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