<PRE><B>Question 1026320</B>
Diana buys 20 apples at x cents each and 40 oranges at x + 10 cents each
She packs them in bags of 5 apples and 10 oranges and sells them for 20x each. How much did Diana pay for each apple if she got $24 total from selling all the fruit? 
The answer they give is $0.30 each, but I&#39;m at a loss to figure this one out. Any help would be great!
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20x cents for 20 apples
40(x+10) = 40x+40 for 40 oranges
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5x + 10(x+10) = 20x
5x + 10x + 100 = 20x
5x = 100
x = 20 cents (cost of one apple)
x+10 = 30 cents (cost of one orange)
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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