SOLUTION: you have eight times as many apples as bananas. The total number of apples and bananas is 108. how many dozen apples do you have

Question 826921: you have eight times as many apples as bananas. The total number of apples and bananas is 108. how many dozen apples do you have
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
you have eight times as many apples as bananas. The total number of apples and bananas is 108. how many dozen apples do you have
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Equations:
a = 8b
a + b = 108
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Substitute for "a" and solve for "b":
8b + b = 108
9b = 108
b = 12 (# of bananas)
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a = 8b
a = 8*12 (8 dozen apples)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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