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Alexandra and her children went into a grocery store and she bought $7.65 worth of
apples and bananas. Each apple costs $1.75 and each banana costs $0.40. She bought
a total of 9 apples and bananas altogether. Determine the number of apples and the
number of bananas that Alexandra bought.

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Answer:

[tex]\large \boxed{\text{3 apples and 6 bananas}}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

 Let a = the number of apples

And b =  the number of bananas. Then,  

[tex]\begin{array}{rcll}(1) \, 1.75a + 0.40 b & = & 7.65&\\(2)\, \, \, \, \quad \qquad a + b & = &9&\\(3) \, 0.40a + 0.40b & = &3.60&\text{Multiplied (2) by 0.40}\\1.35a & =&4.05\\(4) \, \, \quad \qquad \qquad a & =& \mathbf{3}&\text{Divided each side by 1.35}\\3 + b & = &9& \text{Substituted(4) into (2)}\\b &=& \mathbf{6}&\text{Subtracted 3 from each side}\\\end{array}\\\text{They bought $\large \boxed{\textbf{3 apples and 6 bananas}}$}[/tex]

Check:

[tex]\begin{array}{cccl}3(1.75) + 6(0.40) = 7.65 & \qquad & 3 + 6 = 9\\5.25 + 2.40 = 7.65 & \qquad & 9 = 9\\7.65 = 7.65 & \qquad & \\\end{array}[/tex]

OK.

Alexandra bought 3 apples and 6 bananas

Number of apples = a

Number of bananas = b

From the information given, the equation to use will be:

a + b = 9 ....... i

1.75a + 0.40b = 7.65 ...... ii

From equation i, a = 9 - b ...... iii

Put equation iii into ii

1.75a + 0.40b = 7.65

1.75(9 - b) + 0.4b = 7.65

15.75 - 1.75b + 0.4b = 7.65

Collect like terms

-1.75b + 0.4b = 7.65 - 15.75

-1.35b = -8.1

b = 8.1/1.35

b = 6

She bought 6 bananas

Number of apples bought = 9 - 6 = 3 apples.

Therefore, Alexandra bought 3 apples and 6 bananas

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