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Answer:
a) the cost of one apple is €0.9
b) the cost of one pineapple is €5.4
c) the cost of two pineapples and six apples is €16.2
Explanation:
Consider P the price of a pineapple
A the price of an apple
A pineapple costs six times as much as an apple means P = 6A
Mum paid €7.20 for one pineapple and two apples means P + 2A = 7.20
then
6A + 2A = 7.20
then
8A = 7.20
then
A = €0.9
Since P = 6A then P = 6×(0.9) = €5.4
the cost of two pineapples and six apples
= 2P + 6A
= 2P + P
= 3P
= 3×(5.4)
= €16.2