Miranda bought some apples and oranges at the store for fruit salad. owen bought three times as many apples and twice as many oranges. miranda has 5 fruits in her bag, but owen has 12 fruits in his bag. how many apples did miranda purchase? . a. 1 . b. 2 . c. 3 . d. 5 .

To answer the question above, let x and y be the number of apples and oranges Miranda bought, respectively.

For Miranda's case, the total number of fruits she bought is 5.
 
                                 (1)           x + y = 5

The number of fruits Owen bought can also be represented by the equation,
 
                                  (2)          3x + 2y = 12

Solving for x and y from the two equations give x = 2 and y = 3. Therefore, the answer is letter B. Miranda bought 2 apples.