Mariah spent $9.50 on 9 pounds of limes and pears. Limes cost $0.50 per pound and pears cost $1.50 per pound. Let l be the numbe
r of pounds of limes and let p be the number of pounds of pears. The system of linear equations that models this scenario is: l + p = 9 0.5l + 1.5p = 9.5 How many pounds of each type of fruit did she buy? She bought ______ pounds of limes and ______ pounds of pears.
You need to find a number that all three of those numbers go into. They all go into 60. Then, divide 60 by three because there are three items. 60 divided by 3 is 20, which is the answer.
