SOLUTION: Ken sold 70 more apples than pears yesterday. Today the number of apples he sold decreased by 10% while the number of pears sold increased by 20%. A total of 231 apples and pears w

Question 1205461: Ken sold 70 more apples than pears yesterday. Today the number of apples he sold decreased by 10% while the number of pears sold increased by 20%. A total of 231 apples and pears were sold today.
(a) Find the number of pears sold today.
(b) If each apple was sold for 60¢, how much money did Ken collect from the sale of his apples for the two days?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

             TODAY        YESTERDAY

APPLES       0.9(p+70)       p+70

PEARS        1.2p             p

Total        231

(a)

Today he sold .

(b)
$ 0.60 for each APPLE
How much money collected for both days just for apples?

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