During its first week of business, a market sold a total of 108 apples and oranges. the second week, five times the number of apples and three times the number of oranges were sold. a total of 452 apples and oranges were sold during the second week. how many more apples than oranges were sold in the first week?

Explanation:

1) First week

         number of apples: A

         number of oranges: N

        A + N = 108 equation 1

2) Second week

       5A + 3N = 452 equation 2

3) System of equations

4) Solve

i) Mutiply the equation 1 by - 3:

ii) Add equations 1a and 2 and simplify:

iii) Substitute the value of A in the equation 1 and solve for N:

5) How many more apples than oranges were sold in the first week?

step-by-step explanation:

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