SOLUTION: If apples are $2 a pound and pears are $3 a pound, how many pounds of each were bought for the total cost of $34?

Question 761203: If apples are $2 a pound and pears are $3 a pound, how many pounds of each were bought for the total cost of $34?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Enough to account for the cost of the pears and apples.
x apples and y pears.

You are interested only in whole numbers for x and y.
Unless you forgot to supply more information, this question may have several solutions.
One possibility is x=3 and y=6. Can you find any others?

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