Ilya B.

asked • 05/20/18

A store has 127 pounds of fruit: apples, oranges, and peaches. There are four times as many pounds of apples as there are pounds of peaches, and 7 pounds more o

 hi i don't know how to solve this question can you help mw

David W.

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You are missing part of the problem, but...
 
Since everything else relates to peaches, let p = peaches, then set up apples and oranges compared to peaches. a = 4p and o = whatever.
 
p + 4p + whatever = 127
 
Solve that for p, then find the others by plugging in your answer.
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Mark M.

I don't know how to solve it either, since information is missing.
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05/20/18

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