CPM Homework Help : CCAA8 Problem 6-62

Write an equation or system of equations to solve.

Thanh bought $11$ pieces of fruit and spent $$5.60$ . If apples cost $$0.60$ each and pears cost $$0.35$ each, how many of each kind of fruit did he buy?

Hint 1:

One equation should be about the number of each fruit that Thanh bought.

Hint 2:

The other equation should include costs.

Answer:

$7$ apples