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To choose : the correct number of apples that K sold.
A. 96 C. 168 B.126 D. 184
Answer to Problem 5STP
D. 184
Explanation of Solution
Given information: K sells apples and tomatoes at a farmer’s market. He sold 280 items one morning and earned $65.20. Cost of an apple is $0.25 and cost of a tomato is $0.20.
Calculation:
Let us suppose that number of apples and tomatoes sold by Kendall be x and y respectively.
He sold 280 items, so
Also, he earned $65.20, therefore,
Multiplying both sides of the equation by 100, we get
From equation (1), we have
By substituting the expression for y in equation (2), we get
Thus, the number of apples sold was 184.
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