Question

Ms. Wells bought some bananas for $0.40 per pound and some oranges for $0.80 per pound. Her fruit purchase cost $8.00 and weighed 11.75 pounds. How many pounds of bananas did she buy?

A-2.375 pounds
B- 3.50 pounds
C- 8.25 pounds
D- 9.375 pounds

Answer 1

Answer: Let's assume Ms. Wells bought x pounds of bananas and (11.75 - x) pounds of oranges.

The cost of bananas is $0.40 per pound, so the cost of x pounds of bananas is 0.4x.

The cost of oranges is $0.80 per pound, so the cost of (11.75 - x) pounds of oranges is 0.8(11.75 - x).

The total cost of the fruit purchase is $8.00, so we can write:

0.4x + 0.8(11.75 - x) = 8

Simplifying this equation:

0.4x + 9.4 - 0.8x = 8

-0.4x = -1.4

x = 3.5

Therefore, Ms. Wells bought 3.5 pounds of bananas.

So the answer is (B) 3.50 pounds.

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