At a farmer’s market, a basket of strawberries costs $20 and a basket of peaches costs $18. on saturday, $430 worth of strawberries and peaches were sold, and a total of 23 baskets were sold. if x represents baskets of strawberries and y represents baskets of peaches, how many baskets of peaches were sold on saturday?
20x+18y=430
x+y=23
8 baskets
11 baskets
12 baskets
15 baskets

15 baskets of peaches were sold on Saturday.

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, x represents baskets of strawberries and y represents baskets of peaches sold on saturday,

Also, the system of equations that shows the given situation is,

20x+18y = 430  (1)

x+y = 23  (2),

Equation (1) - 20 × Equation (2),

We get,

18y - 20 y = 430 - 460

⇒ -2 y = - 30

Divide both sides by - 2,

y = 15,

Hence, 15 baskets of peaches were sold on Saturday.