SOLUTION: in a greengrocer's, cooking apple cost £2.65 per kg. Mary buys 0.6 kg of cooking apples. she also buys 0.4 kg of tomoatoes. At work the checkout bill for both items comes to £2.83
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Question 869719: in a greengrocer's, cooking apple cost £2.65 per kg. Mary buys 0.6 kg of cooking apples. she also buys 0.4 kg of tomoatoes. At work the checkout bill for both items comes to £2.83 Work out the price per kg the tomatoes
Explain as well please. It's getting me confuse, I got problems in math.. Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1/2.65=0.6/x
x=2.65*0.6
x=1.59
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2.65-1.59=1.06 tomatoes purchased
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1.06/0.4=x/1
0.4x=1.06
x=1.06/0.4
x=2.65 per kg tomatoes
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