SOLUTION: If 26 apples weigh as much as 4 bananas and 2 oranges while 8 apples and 2 bananas have the same weight as 2 oranges, how many apples have the same weight as oranges. Only an algeb

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Question 849581: If 26 apples weigh as much as 4 bananas and 2 oranges while 8 apples and 2 bananas have the same weight as 2 oranges, how many apples have the same weight as oranges. Only an algebraic solution will be accepted.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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26a=4b+2o,
8a+2b=2o
b = 3a,
o = 7a