My question is: There are 50 apples and 40 oranges in the cafeteria. If an apple costs $0.80 and an orange costs $0.50, how much does the cafeteria earn for apples and oranges if there are only 10 apples and 6 oranges left? Your thoughts:
Counting the remaining 10 apples. There were 50 - 10 = 40 apples sold. Counting the remaining 6 oranges. There were 40 - 6 = 34 oranges sold. The amount of sales for the apples is $0.8 x 40 = $32. The amount of sales for the oranges is $0.5 x 34 = $17. The cafeteria's total earnings are $32 + $17 = $49. The final answer: 49.