Question

Karen is making peach and apple pies. She needs to buy both peaches and apples to make her pies. Apples cost $2 per pound and peaches cost $4 per pound. She has $40 to spend on these ingredients.

If Karen buys 3 pounds of apples, how many pounds of peaches can she buy?

Answer 1

$2 times 3 pounds of apples = $6
$40-$6= 34 pounds of peaches
karen can buy 34 pounds of peaches.