SOLUTION: Pedro goes to the market and buys a total of 32 plums and peaches for $52. A plum costs $2 and a peach costs $1. How many plums did Pedro buy?

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Question 368348: Pedro goes to the market and buys a total of 32 plums and peaches for $52. A plum costs $2 and a peach costs $1. How many plums did Pedro buy?
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Hi,

Let x represent the number of Plums.  Then (32-x) would represent the number of Peaches.

Write as we Read

$2x + $1(32-x) = $52

2x + 32 - x = 52

x  = 20, the number of Plums.  

checking our answer

12 the number of Peaches (32-20)

$2*20 + $1*12 = $52