Question

Apples sell for $2

per pound and
oranges sell for $3
per pound.
Suppose Ben
bought 5 pounds of
fruit at a cost of
$12. How many
pounds of each
kind of fruit did
Ben buy?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

apples=$2 per pound

oranges=$3 per pound

If Ben bought x pounds of oranges and five pounds of fruit in total, then he bought 5-x pounds of apples.

oranges price: 3x

apples price: 2(5-x)

Final Equation: 3x+2(5-x)=12

3x+10-2x=12

x+10=12

x=2 -> amount of oranges

input in apples equation

apples= (5-x)->(5-2)=3

Final answer: 2 pounds of oranges, 3 pounds of apples

Answer 2

Ben bought 2 pounds of oranges and 3 pounds of apples.

Step-by-step explanation:
2 pounds of oranges = $6
3 pounds of apples = $6
$6 + $6 = $12