Question
35% of the fruits a fruit vendor ordered were apricots and the rest were peaches. Each apricot cost $1.20. Each peach cost 150% more than each apricot. The vendor paid a total of $636.
(a) Find the total cost of the apricots.
(b) How many peaches did he order?
(a) Find the total cost of the apricots.
(b) How many peaches did he order?
Answers
Anonymous
apricot = $1.20
peach = 1.20 + 1.50* 1.20 = 1.20 + 1.80 = $3.00
ordered n fruits
.35 n = number of apricots
.65 n = number of peaches
.35 n * 1.20 + .65 n * 3.00 = 636
0.42 n + 1.95 n = 636
n = 268.35 fruits
.35 n = 93.9 = number of apricots
93.9 * 1.20 = $112.71 for apricots
.65 n = .65 * 268 = 174 peaches
peach = 1.20 + 1.50* 1.20 = 1.20 + 1.80 = $3.00
ordered n fruits
.35 n = number of apricots
.65 n = number of peaches
.35 n * 1.20 + .65 n * 3.00 = 636
0.42 n + 1.95 n = 636
n = 268.35 fruits
.35 n = 93.9 = number of apricots
93.9 * 1.20 = $112.71 for apricots
.65 n = .65 * 268 = 174 peaches