You buy three more than twice as many pounds of apples as bananas. If you bought seven pounds of apples, how many pounds of bananas Do you buy? What is correct equation and solution for this problem? 2p+3=7; p=2 pounds, 3p+2=7; p=3 pounds, 2p-3=7; p=5 pounds, 3p-2=7; p=3 pounds.

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Claire Hunt

13 October, 04:53

You buy three more than twice as many pounds of apples as bananas. If you bought seven pounds of apples, how many pounds of bananas Do you buy? What is correct equation and solution for this problem? 2p+3=7; p=2 pounds, 3p+2=7; p=3 pounds, 2p-3=7; p=5 pounds, 3p-2=7; p=3 pounds.

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Duncan Mullins · Answer 1

2p+3=7; p=2

Step-by-step explanation:

We assume from the answer choices that "p" represents pounds of bananas, and the equation is for pounds of apples bought.

The problem statement tells you the weight of apples is 3 more than twice the weight of bananas, so will be 3+2p. Only one of the answer choices has an expression matching this.