if Abishag owned 8 quinces and 10 kumquats and if the price of kumquats is 2 times the price of quinces, how many kumquats could she afford if she spent all of her money on kumquats?
A)18
B)14
C)10
D)28
E)11

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Let the price of one quince be $x.
Then, the price of one kumquat is $2x.
Abishag has 8 quinces and 10 kumquats, so her total amount of money can be calculated as:
8x + 10(2x) = 28x
Therefore, if she spent all her money on kumquats, she could afford:
28x/2x = 14 kumquats.
Hence, the answer is B.

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