SOLUTION: 6 kilos of oranges cost as much as 5 kilo of apples. 4 kilos of apples cost as much as 3 kilos of bananas. 2 kilos of bananas cost $2.40. What is the price of oranges per kilo?

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Question 997676: 6 kilos of oranges cost as much as 5 kilo of apples. 4 kilos of apples cost as much as 3 kilos of bananas. 2 kilos of bananas cost $2.40. What is the price of oranges per kilo?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
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o = cost of 1 kilo of oranges
a = cost of 1 kilo of apples
b = cost of 1 kilo of bananas

6o = 5a
4a = 3b
2b = 2.4

Combine everything into one:

48o = 40a = 30b = 2.4 * 15 = 36

48o = 36
o = $0.75