Question

Mr. Ripley's fruit stand sells watermelons for

$5 and apples for $2. Last weekend, he sold
40 pieces of fruit (all apples and
watermelons) for $107. How many
watermelons did he sell?

Answer 1

He sold 9 watermelons and 31 apples.

5 * 9 = 45
40-9 = 31
2 * 31 = 62

45+62 = 107 :)