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At a produce market apples sell for 100 per bag

At a produce market apples sell for 100 per bag-example-1
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to maximize the number of bags of oranges, you only buy 1 bag of apples. Given that you have $16 and buy 1 bag of apples, then $16 - $1 = $15 remains for oranges. Given that each bag of oranges costs $1.75, then you can buy 8 bags of oranges because $15/$1.75 = 8.57

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