Question

There are 2.5 oranges per pound, and 1.2 grapefruit per pound. With $50 you can buy 36 pounds of oranges or 45 pounds of grapefruit. If you have enough money to buy 29 pounds of grapefruit, how many oranges (to the nearest whole orange) could you buy instead? is it A.B.C.D OR E
A)23
B)28
C)90
D)58
E)91

Answer 1

Given
there are 2.5 oranges per Pound
and 1.2 Grapefruit per Pound
In $ 50 one can buy 40 Pound Oranges
i.e. Oranges is
In 50 $ one can buy 55 Pound Grapefruit
i.e. Grapefruit is
If we have Enough money to buy 28 Pounds of Grapefruit

In 24.45 $ we can bought
19.56 pounds meaning