Question 794246
NOTE: MISTAKE FOUND AND EXAMINED BUT SOLUTION NOT YET FULLY FIXED.  See solution and see below.


x how many tomatos
y how many pears


Description gives {{{x=8+y}}}___________(THIS IS THE MISTAKE)


Accounting for cost:  {{{24x+28y=380}}}



Here, I'm using all money units as cents.
Reforming the count relation between x and y, 
{{{x-y=8}}}, but maybe easier is make a substitution for x instead INTO the cost account equation.
{{{24(8+y)+28y=380}}}
{{{24*8+24y+28y=380}}}
{{{52y+24*8=380 }}}
{{{52y=380-24*8=380-2*96=380-192}}}
{{{52y=188}}}
{{{y=188/52}}}
{{{y=3.6}}} cents--------------(believe, mistake identified)
{{{x=11.6}}} cents?


The idea is good, but there may be a mistake.  I post anyway, and maybe will check back later.



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Mistake seems to be relation between pears and tomatos.

tomatos+8=pears, for eight more pears than tomatos.
x+8=y, based on how I assigned the variables.