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the total amount of fiber (in grams) in a package containing x apples and y oranges is given by the equation 5x + 10y = 110. is it possible for the package to contain 15 apples? EXPLAIN

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The y intercept is the value of y when x = 0. Similarly, the x intercept is the value of x when y = 0. To find each of these, we separate the equation as shown in the attached image. After solving for x and y, we find that the y intercept is 11 and the x intercept is 22. For part e, we substitute 15 in for x. So instead of putting x in the equation, we will put 15 and solve for y. After solving, we see that y will equal 3.5. However, since we cannot have a "half apple" in the package, we see that it is not possible to have 15 apples in the package.

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