Question

Becky bought seven more packages of dried apples than packages of dried apricots. If she bought fifteen packages of these two fruits all together, how many apples and apricots did she buy each?

Answer 1

Apples = 11, Apricots = 4

Explanation:

Apple= 7 + Apricots

15 = Apple+ Apricot

15= 7 + Apricots + Apricots

15 = 7 +2Apricots

8 = 2 Apricots

4= 1 Apricot

Apple = 7 + 4 = 11