Problema Solution

There are five blue oranges and three red apples. Red apples cost 50 cents and blue oranges cost 75 cents. What is the total cost?

Answer provided by our tutors

1 blue orange = 75 cents


5 blue oranges = 5*75 cents


1 red apple = 50 cents


3 red apples = 3*50 cents


all together we have


5*75 + 3*50 = 525 cents = $5.25


the total cost is $5.25.