Question

Anna bought 3 types of fruit for a fruit salad. She paid three times as much for blueberries as for pears and $2.50 less for strawberries than for blueberries.

a. Pears: x, Blueberries: 3x, Strawberries: 3x - 2.50
b. Pears: x, Blueberries: 3x, Strawberries: 3x + 2.50
c. Pears: 3x, Blueberries: x, Strawberries: 3x - 2.50
d. Pears: 3x, Blueberries: x, Strawberries: 3x + 2.50

Answer 1

The correct answer is option a. Pears: x, Blueberries: 3x, Strawberries: 3x - 2.50.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer to the question is a. Pears: x, Blueberries: 3x, Strawberries: 3x - 2.50.

In the given question, Anna paid three times as much for blueberries as for pears. Let's represent the price of pears as x. Then the price of blueberries would be 3x, as stated in option a.

Additionally, Anna paid $2.50 less for strawberries than for blueberries. So, the price of strawberries would be 3x - 2.50, which is also stated correctly in option a.