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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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? (1 point)

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Gelneren [198K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-14T15:19:52+03:00

Hi,

<span>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?
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<span></span>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.