Question

Jack bought 10 pieces of fruit— apples (x) and oranges (y). He spent a total of $3.00. Each apple cost $0.45 and each orange cost $0.20. Write a system of equations to represent the scenario below.

Answer 1

Since he spent a total of $3, the cost of all the apples plus the cost of all the oranges is $3.

0.45x +  0.2x = 3