Joanna went to the farmers market to buy some apples and oranges. She bought 8 oranges and some apples. The cost per orange was $1.79 and the cost per pound of apples was $1.49. Joanna spent a total of $23.26 on apples and oranges at the farmers market.
Let p represent the number of pounds of apples Joanna bought.

Create the equation that symbolizes this situation, and then answer the question below.

Question

Joanna went to the farmers market to buy some apples and oranges.  She bought 8 oranges and some apples.  The cost per orange was $1.79 and the cost per pound of apples was $1.49.  Joanna spent a total of $23.26 on apples and oranges at the farmers market.
Let p represent the number of pounds of apples Joanna bought.

Create the equation that symbolizes this situation, and then answer the question below.

anonymous · Answer

$$8(1.79)+p(1.49)=23.26$$ 
$$14.32+p(1.49)=23.26$$
$$p(1.49)=8.94$$
$$p=6$$
So Joanna bought 6 pounds of apples