At a fruit stand Rajendra can purchase three apples and one orange for the same price as five apples. The price of one orange is

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dolphi86 [110]

3 years ago

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At a fruit stand Rajendra can purchase three apples and one orange for the same price as five apples. The price of one orange is

$0.84. What is the price in dollars of each apple? Write and solve the equation.

Mathematics

2 answers:

Pepsi [2] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-18T13:54:09+03:00

Pepsi [2]3 years ago

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3x+0.84= 5x
0.84=2x
0.42=x

Final answer: Each apple is $0.42

Check:
3(0.42)+0.84= $2.10
5(0.42)=$2.10

$2.10=$2.10
True

Fantom [35] · Answer 2 · 2022-07-18T11:32:26+03:00

Hi!

So, x is going to be the price of one apple. We need to solve for x, so let's start with getting an equation up and running.

<em>3x + 0.84 = 5x

Now, we're going to subtract three from both sides.

3x - 3x + 0.84 = 5x - 3x

Now, we're going to divide 2 from both sides!

0.84 / 2 = 2x / 2

And our final answer is... 0.42 for each apple! =)

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