A sale at a local grocery store was offering all fruit at the same price per pound, Valencia bought 1.5 pounds of peaches and 3.5 pounds of plums. She used a 50 cent off coupon and ended up spending exactly $5.00. What was the price per pound for
the fruit that Valencia bought?

50*10 is greater

step-by-step explanation:

if you add the zero from 10 to 50, it will give you a bigger number.

linear pair postulates

x = 17

step-by-step explanation:

1st step: isolate x.

24 - 3x = -27

-24         -24

-3x   =   -51

2nd step: divide.

-3x     =   -51

  3             3

  x       =     17

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