SOLUTION: pedro went to the market and bought a total of 32 plums and peaches for $52. A plum is $2 and a peach is $1. How many plums did pedro buy?

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Question 329242: pedro went to the market and bought a total of 32 plums and peaches for $52. A plum is $2 and a peach is $1. How many plums did pedro buy?
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Let represent the number of plums. Then then number of peaches has to be

The value of all of the plums is and the value of all of the peaches is , and since no other items were included in the $52, we can say:



Since represents the number of plums, solve for to answer the question.

John