document.write( "Question 561076: Joe sold 30 peaches from his tree for a total of $7.50. He sold the small ones for 20 cents each and the large ones for 35 cents eaach. How many of each kind did he sell? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #364145 by Maths68(1474)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Total peaches = 30 \n" ); document.write( "Cost of all peaches = $7.50 \n" ); document.write( "Small DISABLED_event_ones= x \n" ); document.write( "large DISABLED_event_ones= 30-x \n" ); document.write( "Price of a small peach = $0.20 \n" ); document.write( "Price of a small peach = $0.35\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(Cost of a small peach)*(total small peaches) + (cost of a large peaches)*(total large peaches) = Total cost of all peaches \n" ); document.write( "(0.20)(x)+(0.35)(30-x)=7.30 \n" ); document.write( "0.2x+10.5-0.35x=7.50 \n" ); document.write( "-0.15x+10.5=7.50 \n" ); document.write( "-0.15x=7.50-10.5 \n" ); document.write( "-0.15x=-3.0 \n" ); document.write( "-0.15x/-0.15=-3.0/-0.15 \n" ); document.write( "x=20\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Small DISABLED_event_ones= x = 20 \n" ); document.write( "large DISABLED_event_ones= 30-x = 30-20 = 10\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Check \n" ); document.write( "====== \n" ); document.write( "=20*0.20 + 10*0.35 \n" ); document.write( "=4+3.5 \n" ); document.write( "=$7.5\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |