SOLUTION: A banana costs three times as much as an apple. The total cost of 1 banana and 1 apple is $1.60. If a represents the cost of 1 apple, which equation could you use to find a?

Question 1196257: A banana costs three times as much as an apple. The total cost of 1 banana and 1 apple is $1.60. If a represents the cost of 1 apple, which equation could you use to find a?

Answer by ikleyn(52790) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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    a + 3a = 1.60  dollars.

It is the equation you request.

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