set 25 Q 23

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set 25 Q 23

by radhika1306 » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:51 am
At a fruit stand yesterday, the price of each apple was $0.10 more than the price of each orange.
What was the total revenue from the sale of oranges at the fruit stand yesterday?
(1) The number of oranges sold at the fruit stand
yesterday was 5 more than the number of
apples.
(2) The total revenue from the sale of apples
at the fruit stand yesterday was $15.00

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by kajcha » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:12 am
Should be E

Suppose each orange is priced $x. So each apple is $(x+0.10)

Stmt 1 tells that no of oranges = no of apples + 5

Stmt 2 => total revenue from apples = $15
No of apples = 15/(x+0.10)
No of Oranges = (15/(x+0.10))+ 5

We have no way to find the value of X

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by radhika1306 » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:42 am
OA is A

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by radhika1306 » Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:13 am
Ur right A can't possibly be the answer thanks