document.write( "Question 794246: At a local fruit shop, tomatoes are sold at 24c each and pears are sold at 28c each. Keryn bought 8 more pears than tomatoes and paid the fruiterer $3.80. How many pears and tomatoes did she buy? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #480609 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! NOTE: MISTAKE FOUND AND EXAMINED BUT SOLUTION NOT YET FULLY FIXED. See solution and see below.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x how many tomatos \n" ); document.write( "y how many pears\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Description gives \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Accounting for cost: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here, I'm using all money units as cents. \n" ); document.write( "Reforming the count relation between x and y, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The idea is good, but there may be a mistake. I post anyway, and maybe will check back later.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "------------------------------------------------ \n" ); document.write( "Mistake seems to be relation between pears and tomatos.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "tomatos+8=pears, for eight more pears than tomatos. \n" ); document.write( "x+8=y, based on how I assigned the variables. \n" ); document.write( " |