Total number of apples and orange

Question

There was an equal number of apples and oranges in a basket. After 26 apples and 70 oranges were sold, the number of apples become 5 times that of the oranges.

 

a) What is the total number of apples and oranges in the basket at first?

b) If apples were sole at 2 for $1 and oranges were sold in bags of 5 for $2.80, how much was collected from the sales? 

Answer 1

a)

f represents the original number of each

f - 26 = 5(f - 70)

Can you solve for f?

b)

Knowing the number of each can you calculate the sales?