SOLUTION: Mr Simmons bought fruit. 2.5kg apples and 1.5kg more oranges than apples. He gets $4 change from a $50 bill. If 1kg oranges cost $2 more than 1kg of apples, how much did he spend o

Question 813447: Mr Simmons bought fruit. 2.5kg apples and 1.5kg more oranges than apples. He gets $4 change from a $50 bill. If 1kg oranges cost $2 more than 1kg of apples, how much did he spend on oranges?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2.5 kilograms, mass of apples
1.5+2.5=4 kilograms, mass of oranges
Spent $46 dollars on x apples and y oranges.
PRICES:
Oranges, A+2 dollars per kilogram
Apples, A dollars per kilogram

The unknown quantity is A, the price per kilogram for the apples.

Account for cost.

That equation, based on analyzing the problem description, is most of the solution to the question; just solve for A.
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