document.write( "Question 843196: Apples sell for $1.90 per pound, and bananas sell for $0.75 per pound. Troy bought some apples and some bananas. Together they weighed 3.8 pounds, and cost $5.84.\r
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the amount of apples
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document.write( "1.90x + .75(3.8-x) = 5.84
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document.write( "       1.15x = 2.99
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document.write( "           x = 2.6lb, the amount of apples. 1.2lb of Bananas   \n" );
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