Question

Joanna went to the farmers market to buy some apples and oranges. She bought 8 oranges and some apples. The cost per orange was $1.79 and the cost per pound of apples was $1.49. Joanna spent a total of $23.26 on apples and oranges at the farmers market.

Let p represent the number of pounds of apples Joanna bought.

Create the equation that symbolizes this situation, and then answer the question below.
$p + $ = $
Did Joanna buy a total of 5 pounds of apples at the farmers market?

Answer 1

Call x = the number of pound of apples Joanna bought.
We have: 8*1.79+x*1.49=23.26 => x=6

Answer 2

Joanna bought a total of 6 pounds of apples.