mango cost $3.15 per pound and the kiwi cost $3.85 per pound. If she spent $28.35 for 8 pounds of dried fruit, how many pounds of each fruit did she have?

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Answer 1

If she bought x pounds of mang0,

then she bought (8-x) pounds of kiwi

 

The total cost is then derived from:

3.15x + 3.85(8-x) = 28.35

 

3.15x + 30.8 - 3.85x = 28.35

-0.7x = 28.35 - 30.8

-0.7x = -2.45

x = -2.45/(-0,7)

x = 3.5 pounds of mango

 

8-3.5 = 4.5 pounds of kiwi