Question 351507: chantell sold a total of 420 apples and oranges. the number of apples is 3x the number of oranges sold. how many oranges were sold Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! chantell sold a total of 420 apples and oranges. the number of apples is 3x the number of oranges sold. how many oranges were sold
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Let y = number of oranges sold
then
3y = number of apples sold
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y + 3y = 420
4y = 420
y = 420/4
y = 105 (oranges sold)
