Noah and his children went into a grocery store and where they sell apples for $1

each and mangos for $2 each. Noah has $20 to spend and must buy at least 9 apples

and mangos altogether. If Noah decided to buy 4 apples, determine the maximum

number of mangos that he could buy. If there are no possible solutions, submit an

empty answer.

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Romeo Acevedo

13 May, 08:19

Noah and his children went into a grocery store and where they sell apples for $1

each and mangos for $2 each. Noah has $20 to spend and must buy at least 9 apples

and mangos altogether. If Noah decided to buy 4 apples, determine the maximum

number of mangos that he could buy. If there are no possible solutions, submit an

empty answer.

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Cindy Gilmore · Answer 1

8

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Noah has decided to buy 4 apples, that means he has decided to spend $4 on apples. Deducting that from $20, you are left with $16. Divide this total by the cost of each mango, $2, and you get the result as 8 mangos.