SOLUTION: Apples sell for $1.90 per pound, and bananas sell for $0.75 per pound. Troy bought some apples and some bananas. Together they weighed 3.8 pounds, and cost $5.84. How many pound

Question 843196: Apples sell for $1.90 per pound, and bananas sell for $0.75 per pound. Troy bought some apples and some bananas. Together they weighed 3.8 pounds, and cost $5.84.
How many pounds of apples and how many pounds of bananas did Troy buy?

A.

1.9 pounds of apples; 1.9 pounds of bananas

B.

1.2 pounds of apples; 2.6 pound of bananas

C.

1.5 pounds of apples; 2.3 pounds of bananas

D.

2.6 pounds of apples; 1.2 pounds of bananas

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi,

Let x represent the amount of apples

1.90x + .75(3.8-x) = 5.84

       1.15x = 2.99

           x = 2.6lb, the amount of apples. 1.2lb of Bananas   

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