SOLUTION: A Man Bought x apples And twice as many oranges. He also bought 5 pears fewer than apples apples cost 40 cents each oranges cost 30 cents each and pears cost 80 cents each. If the

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Question 886592: A Man Bought x apples And twice as many oranges. He also bought 5 pears fewer than apples apples cost 40 cents each oranges cost 30 cents each and pears cost 80 cents each. If the man spent a total me 77 dollars , find
The value of X
And The amount He spent on Pears ?
Found 2 solutions by dkppathak, balthazar612:
Answer by dkppathak(439) About Me  (Show Source):
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A Man Bought x apples And twice as many oranges. He also bought 5 pears fewer than apples apples cost 40 cents each oranges cost 30 cents each and pears cost 80 cents each. If the man spent a total me 77 dollars , find
The value of X
And The amount He spent on Pears ?
solution
let orange are X/2
than apple Bought are X
Pears are =X-5
cost of apple is 40 cent orange is 30 cent and pears cost 80 cents
40X +30x/2 +80(x-5) = 7700 cents
40x +15x +80X -400 = 7700
135x =7700+400
135x=8100
X =8100/135 =60
Answer
number of apples are (x)=60
orange are =(X/2)30
pears are = (x-5)=55

Answer by balthazar612(14) About Me  (Show Source):
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let orange are X/2 than apple Bought are X
Pears are =X-5
cost of apple is 40 cent orange is 30
cent and pears cost 80 cents
40X +30x/2 +80(x-5) = 7700 cents
40x +15x +80X -400 = 7700 135x =7700+400
135x=8100
X =8100/135 =60
Answer
number of apples are (x)=60
orange are =(X/2)30 pears are = (x-5)=55
He spends 80*55=4400 cents on pears