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------------------------------------------------ At the market, Xiang bought a bunch of bananas for $0.35 per pound and a frozen pizza for $4.99. The total for Xiang's purchase was $6.64 without tax. How many pounds of bananas did Xiang buy?

Answer :

There is typo error in the total purchase. It should be $10.64 and not $0.64.

Answer:

16 pounds of bananas are bought.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of pounds of bananas bought be 'x'.

Given:

Cost of one pound of banana = $0.35

Cost of frozen pizza = $4.99

Total cost of the purchase = $10.64 (without tax)

Now, using unitary method, we first find the cost of 'x' bananas.

Cost of 1 banana = $0.35

Cost of 'x' bananas = [tex]0.35x[/tex]

Now, total cost of purchase is given as:

Total cost = Cost of 'x' bananas + Cost of frozen pizza

[tex]10.64=0.35x+4.99\\\\10.64-4.99=0.35x\\\\5.65=0.35x\\\\x=\frac{5.65}{0.35}\\\\x\approx 16[/tex]

Therefore, 16 pounds of bananas are bought.

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