Question

A grocery store sells pre-cut fruit. Bowls of one type of fruit are . Bowls of assorted fruit are . In one month, Benjamin paid for 12 bowls of fruit. How many assorted fruit bowls did he buy?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

Answer 1

i think your cut and paste left a few things out that the parser couldnt recognize

Answer 2

A grocery store sells pre-cut fruit. Bowls of one type of fruit are $4. Bowls of assorted fruit are $6. In one month, Benjamin paid $62 for 12 bowls of fruit. How many assorted fruit bowls did he buy?

Answer 3

f + a = 12 ; total bowls
f(4) + a(6) = 62 ; total paid for and how much they cost each

Answer 4

this is a system of equations that can be solved for using elimination or substitution; or cramers rule :)

Answer 5

i eliminate it, just simpler

Answer 6

Okay so does f =x and a = y?

Answer 7

f + a = 12 ; *-4
4f + 6a = 62


-4f -4a = -48
4f + 6a = 62
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2a = 14

a = 7


x and y are just names for variables; but yes. I perfer to name my variables according to the stuff im trying to determine:

f = fruit bow
a = assorted stuff

Answer 8

7 assorteds, out of 12 total gives us 4 fruits

Answer 9

Okay so the answer is 4 fruits?

Answer 10

thats just information; the question is asking how many assorteds; and from this information we can determine it was 7 assorted

Answer 11

Oh okay. Thanks for helping me understand this more :-)

Answer 12

yw, good luck :)