Question

Suppose you and your friend go to a fruit stand which sells apples and bananas (by item and not weight). You buy 3 bananas and an apple and your friend buys two apples and 2 bananas. You receipts show that you spent 2 dollars and your friend spent 3 dollars. How much money would I need to buy 2 bananas and 7 apples?

Answer 1

You would need $3.90 to buy 2 bananas and 7 apples.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how much money you would need to buy 2 bananas and 7 apples, we need to calculate the cost of each fruit and then add them up.

According to the information provided, 1 apple costs 50 cents and 1 banana costs 20 cents.

Therefore, the cost of 2 bananas is 2 x 20 = 40 cents, and the cost of 7 apples is:

=> 7 x 50

= 350 cents.

Converting cents to dollars, 40 cents is equal to 0.40 dollars and 350 cents is equal to 3.50 dollars.

Therefore, you would need 0.40 + 3.50 = 3.90 dollars to buy 2 bananas and 7 apples.