Carina spent a total of $5.27 buying a pineapple for $3.40 and several pounds of tomatoes that were on sale for $0.85 per pound.

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Airida [17]

3 years ago

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Carina spent a total of $5.27 buying a pineapple for $3.40 and several pounds of tomatoes that were on sale for $0.85 per pound.

To determine the number of pounds of tomatoes that she bought, x, Carina wrote and solved the equation as shown below.

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2 answers:

Serhud [2] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-21T20:11:08+03:00

Serhud [2]3 years ago

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Answer:

pretty sure its B.

Step-by-step explanation:

gulaghasi [49] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-21T17:52:15+03:00

gulaghasi [49]3 years ago

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Okay so I'm going to set up a equation:

5.27= 3.40+ 0.85x, we have our total our price of one pineapple and our variable

next I isolate the variable:

5.27-3.40=0.85x

next:

1.87=0.85x

x= 2.2

she bought 2.2 pounds of tomatoes