Help!! problem: mos farm stand sold a total of 165 pounds of apple's and peaches.she sold apple's for $1.75 per pound and peaches for $2.50 per pound. if she made $337.50, how many pounds of peaches did she sell?
Let x be pounds of apples, and y be pounds of peaches. x+y= 165 ... total of pounds sold 1.75x+2.50y= 337.5 .... total of money earned Solve this system: x=165-y 1.75(165-y)+2.50y=337.5 288.75-1.75y+2.50y=337.5 0.75y=337.5-288.75 0.75y=48.75 y=48.75/0.75 y= 65 She sold 65 pounds of peaches
