Apples sell for $1.90 per pound, and bananas sell for $0.75 per pound. Troy bought some apples and some bananas. Together they weighed 3.8 pounds, and cost $5.84.

Let a represent the number of pounds of apples Troy purchases.

Which expression represents the number of pounds of bananas he purchases?

Question

Apples sell for $1.90 per pound, and bananas sell for $0.75 per pound. Troy bought some apples and some bananas. Together they weighed 3.8 pounds, and cost $5.84.

Let a represent the number of pounds of apples Troy purchases. 
 
Which expression represents the number of pounds of bananas he purchases?

anonymous · Answer

A.
3.8a
 
 B.
a + 3.8
 
 C.
3.8 – a
 
 D.
a – 3.8

anonymous · Answer

This is not history but I'll help.. Apples sell for $1.90 per pound, and bananas sell for $0.75 per pound. Troy bought some apples and some bananas. Together they weighed 3.8 pounds, and cost $5.84. 

Let a represent the number of pounds of apples Troy purchases. 


Which expression represents the number of pounds of bananas he purchases? 

D. 3.8 – a

anonymous · Answer

c

anonymous · Answer

whoops put the wrong letter but right answer

anonymous · Answer

alright. Thank you so much!

anonymous · Answer

u need to go to the mth section