A few days ago
HeLp!!!!!get 12 points?
one more question…Alice bought 12 apples and oranges for $2.51. If an apple costs 25 cents and an orange costs 18 cents, how many of each did she buy?
~thanks!
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Let x be the no. of apples and (12-x) be the number of oranges…The equation would be:
.25x + .18(12-x) = 2.51
.25x + 2.16 – .18x = 2.51
2.16 + .07x = 2.51
.07x = 2.51 – 2.16
.07x = .35
x = 5
Then there are 5 apples and 7 oranges..hope this helps..
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Hi! She bought 5 applles for $1.25 plus 7 oranges for $1.26 to equal $2.51
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5 apples & 7 oranges
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7 oranges at 18 cents 1.26
5 apples at 25 cents 1.25
2.51
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she bought 5 apples, and 7 oranges. 5 x .25 = 1.25 and 7 x .18 = 1.26 just add 1.25 and 1.26 together and you get 2.51
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7 oranges = $1.26
5 apples = $1.25
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$2.51
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