A farm stand wants to sell fruit to local grocery stores in packages with

baskets of grapes, worth $5 apiece, and baskets of plums, worth $10 apiece.

The owner wants each package to include 35 baskets total, and he wants to

sell each package for $290. How many baskets of grapes and how many

baskets of plums should he put in each package?

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A. 12 grapes, 23 plums

OB. 10 grapes, 5 plums

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C. 5 grapes, 10 plums

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D. 23 grapes, 12 plums

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Kamren Hess

4 November, 01:06

A farm stand wants to sell fruit to local grocery stores in packages with

baskets of grapes, worth $5 apiece, and baskets of plums, worth $10 apiece.

The owner wants each package to include 35 baskets total, and he wants to

sell each package for $290. How many baskets of grapes and how many

baskets of plums should he put in each package?

O

A. 12 grapes, 23 plums

OB. 10 grapes, 5 plums

O

C. 5 grapes, 10 plums

O

D. 23 grapes, 12 plums

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Hudson Mckee · Answer 1

A. 12 grapes, 23 plums

Step-by-step explanation:

1. solve all the equations by multiplying each number by how much each item is worth

2. A: 290 = (12 * 5) + (10*23)

B: 100 = (10*5) + (5*10)

C:125 = (5*5) + (10*10)

D:235 = (23*5) + (12*10)