Cindy went grocery shopping yesterday and was delighted to find an excellent selection of fruit available. All of it was fresh, and even better all of it was on sale! She ended up buying a bit more than she expected to, but was quite pleased with her purchases. Determine what fruits she bought, how many of each fruit (from four to twelve), the original price of each fruit (priced by item, NOT weight), and yesterday’s sale price.
1. Cindy bought two more apples than the fruit that cost 49 cents on sale. The peaches were on sale for 53 cents, but their original price was three cents less than the original price of oranges.
2. Cindy bought twice as many bananas as the fruit that was originally 69 cents.
3. The pears originally cost 60 cents, but Cindy didn’t buy ten of them.
4. The oranges were on sale for 58 cents but their original price was more than 63 cents.
5. Cindy bought eight peaches. Cindy got ten of the fruit that was originally priced at 66 cents.
6. The fruit, which wasn’t the apples, with an original price of 57 cents was on sale for 50 cents.
August 14, 2008