SOLUTION: A grocery mixes oranges and bananas to make a 10 lb fruit basket. The oranges cost $0.75/lb and the bananas cost $0.60/lb. How many pounds of each should he use if the basket is to

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Question 1008196: A grocery mixes oranges and bananas to make a 10 lb fruit basket. The oranges cost $0.75/lb and the bananas cost $0.60/lb. How many pounds of each should he use if the basket is to cost $6.90?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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6 pounds Orange, 4 pounds Bananas

If x is the pounds of Oranges, then......
0.75x%2B0.6%2810-x%29=6.90
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x=6

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