A Kroger's shopper bought a total of 8 pounds of fruit for $6.12. The apples cost $0.45 per pound. and the grapes cost $1.29 per pound. How many pounds of apples did the shopper buy?

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BGerrissen asked Oct 2, 2022

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A Kroger's shopper bought a total of 8 pounds of

fruit for $6.12. The apples cost $0.45 per pound.
and the grapes cost $1.29 per pound. How many
pounds of apples did the shopper buy?

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BGerrissen asked Oct 2, 2022

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Answer: 5 pounds

Step-by-step explanation: because you have to do 0.45 times 5 = 2.25 and then you know that 1.29 times 3 = 3.87 so you add 3.87 + 2.25 and u get 6.12

Steven Bakhtiari answered Oct 6, 2022