Question

The pupils followed the teacher to visit a fruit farm last week. There were 5636 apples and peaches in the farm. There were 528 more peaches than apples. How many peaches were there? 2812 peaches

Answer 1

Answer:

There were 3082 peaches.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question can be solved using a system of equations.

I am going to say that:

x is the number of peaches.

y is the number of apples.

There were 5636 apples and peaches in the farm.

This means that $x + y = 5636$

There were 528 more peaches than apples.

So, 528 less apples that peaches, which means that:

$y = x - 528$

Replacing in the first equation:

$x + y = 5636$

$x + x - 528 = 5636$

$2x = 6164$

$x = \frac{6164}{2}$

$x = 3082$

There were 3082 peaches.