document.write( "Question 914174: Mr.Man has a sum of money to buy fruits. He can buy n mangoes at €1.60 each and have €0.80 left. Alternatively, he can buy (n+10) apples at €0.70 each and have €0.10 left \r
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document.write( "a) Find the value of n
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document.write( "b) How much money does Mr.Man have for buying fruits?
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document.write( "c) If Mr.Man buys 3 mangoes and uses the rest of the money to buy apples, how many apples can he buy? And how much money will he have left?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #554997 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Mr.Man has a sum of money to buy fruits. let the amount be m\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "He can buy n mangoes at €1.60 each and have €0.80 left.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m-1.60n=0.80.................(1)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Alternatively, he can buy (n+10) apples at €0.70 each and have €0.10 left \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m-0.70(n+10)=0.10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m-0.70n-7=0.10 \n" ); document.write( "m-0.70n=7.10..................(2)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.00 m -1.60 n = 0.80 .............1 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "1.00 m -0.70 n = 7.10 .............2 \n" ); document.write( "Eliminate y \n" ); document.write( "multiply (1)by -0.70 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply (2) by 1.60 \n" ); document.write( "-0.70 m 1.12 n = -0.56 \n" ); document.write( "1.60 m -1.12 n = 11.36 \n" ); document.write( "Add the two equations \n" ); document.write( "0.90 m = 10.80 \n" ); document.write( "/ 0.90 \n" ); document.write( "m = 12.00 \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "12-1.6*3 = 7.2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Apple costs 0.70\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Number of apples = 7.2/0.7 \n" ); document.write( "0.7*10=7\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "he can buy 10 apples and will have 0.2 Euro left\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |