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A fruit stall sells three kinds of fruits - apples, oranges and pears. At the end of the day, they amount of money earned from selling apples and oranges is $372, while the amount of money earned from selling apples and pears is $480. The ratio of the money earned from oranges and pears is 1 : 4. How much money did the fruit stall earn from the apples?



Answer :

The fruit stall earns 96 dollars.

How to find how much money the fruit stall earn from the apples?

The amount of money earned from selling apples and oranges is $372.

The amount of money earned from selling apples and pears is $480.

The ratio of the money earned from oranges and pears is 1 : 4

Therefore,

let

x = amount earned on apples

y = amount earned on oranges

z = amount earned on pears

Therefore,

x + y = 372

x + z = 480

x : 4x

Therefore,

x + 4x = 480

5x = 480

x = 480 / 5

x = 96 dollars

Therefore,  the fruit stall earns 96 dollars.

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