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Answer:
76
Step-by-step explanation:
There are 16 oz in a pound, so 6 lb is 96 oz. At 5 oz per apple, that is ...
(96 oz)/(5 oz/apple) = 19.2 apples
At a price of $9 for 19.2 apples, we can use a proportion to find the number of apples for $36:
19.2 apples/($9) = n/($36)
Multiplying by $36 gives ,,,
n = (36/9)(19.2 apples) = 76.8 apples
You can buy about 76 apples for $36.00.
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Additional comment
76 is a large enough number that the average weight of that many apples is likely to be very close to the 5 oz given in the problem statement. It is possible that the average weight is slightly less, so that you may be able to buy 77 apples (or even a few more) for $36.
No statistics are given for the weight distribution, so we have to assume that 77 apples will put the weight over 24 pounds, hence the price over $36.
