Question

Diego pays $4.50 for 3 pounds of bananas and 2 pounds of oranges. One pound of oranges cost $0.75 more than one pound of bananas let b represent the price per pound of bananas. Which equation represents the situation, and what is the price per pound of each fruit?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Given that:

Let banana = b

Oranges = a

3b + 2a = 4.50 - - - (1)

a = 0.75 + b - - - (2)

Substitute (2) into (1)

3b + 2(0.75 + b) = 4.50

3b + 1.5 + 2b = 4.50

5b = 4.50 - 1.50

5b = 3

b = 3/5

b = $0.6

a = 0.75 + 0.6

a = $1.35