SOLUTION: Jane bought a certain number of oranges at 45^c each, and the same number of oranges of oranges at 35^c each. She paid $44.00 for the oranges.
How many oranges did she buy?
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How many oranges did she buy?
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Question 833333: Jane bought a certain number of oranges at 45^c each, and the same number of oranges of oranges at 35^c each. She paid $44.00 for the oranges.
How many oranges did she buy?
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If she bought the same number of oranges at each price, then the average price she paid was per orange, so she must have bought .
TO EXPLAIN WITH "show your work": = number of oranges bought at each price.
($0.45)x + ($0.35)x = $44.00
So Jane bought a total = oranges.
