A basket of apples weighs 50 pounds. If the empty basket weighs 5 pounds, and the apples weigh 0.5 pounds each how many apples a

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3 years ago

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2 answers:

labwork [276] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-12T20:45:23+03:00

Answer:

110 apples

Step-by-step explanation:

Come up with an equation first. The equation I used is

0.5p - 5 = 50

I used p for pounds but it could be any letter

Now solve the equation, you want to get p by itself.

0.5p - 5 = 50

+5 +5

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0.5p = 55

Divide 0.5 from both sides

0.5/0.5 cancels out so now it looks like

p = 55/0.5

55/0.5 = 110

x = 110

And you can always check your work by plugging 110 into x and solving.

Arte-miy333 [17] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-12T19:21:46+03:00

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Answer:

50 apples

Step-by-step explanation:

50-5=45

25/.5=50