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#11407

equations

word problem

medium

45 sec

A farmer sells bags of apples and bags of oranges at a market. Last Saturday, the farmer's total sales from these two items were $350. The equation $12.50 a + 9.75 o = 350$ represents this situation, where $a$ is the number of bags of apples sold and $o$ is the number of bags of oranges sold. According to the equation, what was the price, in dollars, of each bag of apples?

• Up to 5 characters (6 if negative). Only numbers, decimal (.), fraction (/), negative (-).
• Fractions must be in lowest terms.
• Mixed numbers must be converted to improper fractions.