SOLUTION: Shauna bought bananas that cost $6 per box and kiwis that cost $7 per box. If she paid $177 for 27 boxes of fruit how many boxes of each type did she buy? Two planes

Question 830173: Shauna bought bananas that cost $6 per box and kiwis that cost $7 per box. If she paid $177 for 27 boxes of fruit how many boxes of each type did she buy?
Two planes are in flight near local airport. one plane is at an altitude of 1000 meters and is ascending at a rate of 400 meters per minute. the second plane is at an altitude of 5900 meters and is descending at a rate of 300 meters per minute. how many minutes will the two planes cross paths?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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I will answer the first question:
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x = boxes of bananas
y = boxes of kiwis
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x + y = 27
6x + 7y = 177
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solution:
x = boxes of bananas = 12
y = boxes of kiwis = 15
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