Question 813447
2.5 kilograms, mass of apples
1.5+2.5=4 kilograms, mass of oranges
Spent $46 dollars on x apples and y oranges.
PRICES:
Oranges, A+2 dollars per kilogram
Apples, A dollars per kilogram


The unknown quantity is A, the price per kilogram for the apples.


Account for cost.
{{{(2.5)(A)+4(A+2)=46}}}
That equation, based on analyzing the problem description, is most of the solution to the question; just solve for A.