SOLUTION: At a fruit stand Rajendra can purchase 3 apples and one orange for the same price as five apples the price of the orange is $0.84 what is the price in dollars of each apple

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Question 1073843: At a fruit stand Rajendra can purchase 3 apples and one orange for the same price as five apples the price of the orange is $0.84 what is the price in dollars of each apple
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Let the apples be x
3x+0.84 = 5x
0.84 = 2x
x = 0.42 this is the cost of each apple.