Question

Anna bought 3 types of fruit for a fruit salad. She paid three times as much for blueberries as for pears and $2.50 less for strawberries than for blueberries.

If The total cost was $13.25 how much did Anna spend on each type of fruit

Answer 1

Anna spent $ 2.25 on pears, $ 6.75 on blueberries, and $ 4.25 on strawberries.

Explanation:

Given that Anna bought 3 types of fruit for a fruit salad, and she paid three times as much for blueberries as for pears and $ 2.50 less for strawberries than for blueberries, if the total cost was $ 13.25, to determine how much did Anna spend on each type of fruit, the following calculation must be performed:

Pears: X

Blueberries: 3X

Strawberries: 3X - 2.5

X + 3X + 3X - 2.5 = 13.25

7X = 13.25 + 2.5

X = 15.75 / 7

X = 2.25

Pears: 2.25

Blueberries: 3 x 2.25 = 6.75

Strawberries: 3 x 2.25 - 2.50 = 6.75 - 2.50 = 4.25

2.25 + 6.75 + 4.25 = 13.25

Therefore, Anna spent $ 2.25 on pears, $ 6.75 on blueberries, and $ 4.25 on strawberries.