Final answer:
To find the minimum number of apples Becca could have sold, we use the information that she sold at least 136 fruits in total and that the number of oranges is 8 more than the number of apples. By setting up an inequality and solving for the number of apples, we determine that Becca could have sold a minimum of 64 apples.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks us to determine the minimum amount of apples Becca could have sold given that she sold at least 136 oranges and apples combined, and she sold 8 more oranges than apples. Let's denote the number of apples sold as A and the number of oranges as O. We are given that O = A + 8 and A + O ≥ 136.
Substituting the expression for O into the second equation, we get A + (A + 8) ≥ 136, which simplifies to 2A + 8 ≥ 136. Solving for A, we subtract 8 from both sides to get 2A ≥ 128, and then we divide both sides by 2 to get A ≥ 64.
Therefore, the minimum number of apples Becca could have sold is 64.