Melons Cost $20 Per Crate, and Apples Cost $8 Per

question 31

Essay

Melons cost $20 per crate, and apples cost $8 per crate. An order comes in for a total of 48 crates for $420. What was the number of crates of melons and apples? (Let crates of melons = M.)

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Displacement

The difference in position of an object relative to its starting point, often used in physics to describe motion.

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