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Fidel bought a basket of peaches and honeydew melons from a fruit stand.He bought a total of 15 fruits for $28.50.If peaches were $1.2
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Fidel bought a basket of peaches and honeydew melons from a fruit stand.He bought a total of 15 fruits for $28.50.If peaches were $1.2
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Fidel bought a basket of peaches and honeydew melons from a fruit stand.He bought a total of 15 fruits for $28.50.If peaches were $1.25 and honeydew melons were $4.50 each,how many of each fruits did Fidel buy?
thank you. Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! p+h=15
h=15-p
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1.25p+4.50h=28.50
1.25p+4.50(15-p)=28.50
1.25p+67.5-4.5p=28.50
-3.25p=-39
p=-39/-3.25
p=12 peaches
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h=15-p
h=15-12
h=3 honeydew
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3*4.5=$13.50
12*1.25=$15.00
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