+68 Sharon unpacked 39 kilograms of pineapples and apricots. The pineapples came in 9-kilogram bags and the apricots came in 6-kilogram bags. In all, Sharon unpacked 5 bags of fruit. How many bags of pineapples and bags of apricots did she unpack?
+983 Hi Svtturtles!
We can solve this problem using a system of equations.
Let p = the number of pineapple bags and a = the number of apricot bags.
9p + 6a = 39.
p + a = 5.
Solving gives p = 3 and a = 2.
Therefore, Sharon unpacked 3 pineapple bags and 2 apricot bags.
I hope this helped,
Gavin.
