Question

Battle is making fruit baskets, which include apples and bananas to send to some of her real estate clients. She wants each basket to have at least 12 pieces of fruit but the fruit should weigh no more than 80 ounces total. On average each apple weighs 5 ounces and each banana weighs 7 ounces.

Answer 1

there are 2 apples in the basket

there are 10 banana in the basket

Explanation:

According to the Question,

• We have, Battle is making fruit baskets, which include apples and bananas to send to some of her real estate clients. She wants each basket to have at least 12 pieces of fruit.

let x for apple And y for banana So, x+y=12---Equation 1

• And, the fruit should weigh no more than 80 ounces total. On average each apple weighs 5 ounces and each banana weighs 7 ounces.

Thus, 5x+7y=80 ----Equation 2

Now, (Equation 1) × 5 Subtract with (Equation 2) We get,

2y = 20 ⇒ y=10 (there are 10 banana in basket)

• Put value of y=10 in Equation 2 we get

5x+70=80 ⇔ x=2(there are 2 apples in basket)