Question

A grocery store sells pre-cut fruit. Bowls of one type of fruit are four dollars. Bowls of assorted fruit are six dollars. In one month, Benjamin paid eighty-four dollars for 16 bowls of fruit. How many assorted fruit bowls did he buy? How do you set the equations up for this?

A grocery store sells pre-cut fruit. Bowls of one type of fruit are four dollars. Bowls of assorted fruit are six dollars. In one month, Benjamin paid eighty-four dollars for 16 bowls of fruit. How many assorted fruit bowls did he buy? How do you set the equations up for this?
@Mathematics

Answer 1

first time doing these

Answer 2

dont need an answer just how to set it up and work it. Please

Answer 3

I think 10

Answer 4

ok

Answer 5

Bowl's of one type of fruit = x
Bowl's of assorted fruit = y
x+y=16
x = 16-y
4x+6y = 84
4(16-y) + 6y = 84
64-4y+6y = 84
64+2y = 84
2y = 84-64
2y = 20
y = 10