Question

Marco sells and ships oranges from the trees in his orange grove for $1.25 per pound plus a shipping fee. One package has a shipping fee of $4.95 and a total cost of $11.20. Write and solve an equation to find the number of pounds of oranges in the package. Show your work.

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Answer 1

Let x = the number of pounds of oranges in the packet.

The equation: 11.20 = 1.25x + 4.95

11.20 = 1.25x+4.95

6.25 = 1.25x

x = 5

There are 5 pounds of oranges in the packet.

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