At Shaw's Market, Apples Cost $10 Per Case and Bananas

question 30

Multiple Choice

At Shaw's Market, apples cost $10 per case and bananas cost $6 per case. If an order comes in for a total of 300 cases for $2,000, what was the specific number of cases of apples? (Hint: Let A = cases of apples.)

• A) 5
• B) 15
• C) 50
• D) 200
• E) None of these

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