SOLUTION: The FFA is selling fruit for a fundraiser. The FFA sold 260 oranges and grapefruits and made $376. The FFA charges $1.50 for each orange and $1.40 for each grapefruit. How many
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Question 1019385: The FFA is selling fruit for a fundraiser. The FFA sold 260 oranges and grapefruits and made $376. The FFA charges $1.50 for each orange and $1.40 for each grapefruit. How many oranges did they sell? How many grapefruits did they sell? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The FFA is selling fruit for a fundraiser. The FFA sold 260 oranges and grapefruits and made $376. The FFA charges $1.50 for each orange and $1.40 for each grapefruit. How many oranges did they sell? How many grapefruits did they sell?
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Quantity:: o + g = 260
Value:::: 1.5o + 1.4g = 376
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15o + 15g = 15*260
15o + 14g = 3760
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Subtract and solve for "g"::
g = 140 (# of grapefruits sold)
Solve for "o"::
o = 260-140 = 120 (# of oranges sold)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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