500
At a fruit stand, an apple and a pear cost 25 cents, a pear and a banana cost 19 cents, and an apple and a banana cost 16 cents. Alex buys one apple, one pear, and one banana. How much does Alex spend?
30 cents
Notice that each of the costs mentioned is for a different pair of fruits, and each type of fruit is mentioned twice. Suppose Alex buys an apple and a pear, then a pear and a banana, and then an apple and a banana. His purchase of two of each kind of fruit would cost 25 + 19 + 16 or 60¢. Then one of each would cost half as much, so Alex spends 30¢.