Question

There are 42 pieces i

of fruit there 6 times as many bananas as apples. how many apples are there?

Answer 1

To find the answer we can set an equation:

Let a be the number of apples.

Number if bananas: 6a

The sum if banana and apples: 6a+a=7a

To find the number of apples:

7a = 42
a = 42/7
a = 6

Therefore the number of apples is 6.

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