SOLUTION: Nectarines are 3 for a dollar, and pomegranates are $2 each. If Ms. Petersen buys z nectarines and y pomegranates, how much did she spend?

Question 498357: Nectarines are 3 for a dollar, and pomegranates are $2 each. If Ms. Petersen buys z nectarines and y pomegranates, how much did she spend?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In words:
( cost for fruit ) / ( number of fruit ) = cost / single fruit
{ cost / single fruit ) x ( number bought ) = amount spent
= cost for a nectarine
= cost for a pomegranate

= amount spent
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