Miranda bought some apples and oranges at the store for fruit salad. Owen bought three times as many apples and twice as many or

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Semenov [28]

3 years ago

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Miranda bought some apples and oranges at the store for fruit salad. Owen bought three times as many apples and twice as many or

anges. Miranda has 5 fruits in her bag, but Owen has 12 fruits in his bag. How many apples did Miranda purchase?

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2 answers:

melomori [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-23T19:44:46+03:00

<span>Hi,
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Miranda bought some apples and oranges at the store for fruit salad. Owen bought three times as many apples and twice as many oranges. Miranda has 5 fruits in her bag, but Owen has 12 fruits in his bag. How many apples did Miranda purchase?
Derive two simultaneous equations a + o = 5 and 3a + 2o = 12 make a = 5 - o substitute in 2nd equation and you find o = 3, Miranda buys 2 apples.

padilas [110] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-23T21:20:20+03:00

padilas [110]3 years ago

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Answer:

9

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