SOLUTION: Five pears and one apple weigh the same as three pears and five apples.
Which weighs more and how many times more, one apple or one pear?
All apples and all pears are the same.
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Question 1132279: Five pears and one apple weigh the same as three pears and five apples.
Which weighs more and how many times more, one apple or one pear?
All apples and all pears are the same.
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Five pears and one apple weigh the same as three pears and five apples.
Which weighs more and how many times more, one apple or one pear?
All apples and all pears are the same.
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5P + 1A = 3P + 5A
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Solve for A or P
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