SOLUTION: If 4 apples and 2 oranges equal $1 and 2 apples and 3 oranges equal $0.70, how much does each apple and each orange cost?

Question 29555: If 4 apples and 2 oranges equal $1 and 2 apples and 3 oranges equal $0.70, how much does each apple and each orange cost?
Answer by ikdeep(226) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let cost of 1 apple = $a
Let cost of 1 orange = $b
Now according to first condition i.e. 4 apples and 2 oranges equal $1 ..we get the equation....
4a + 2b = $1.00.............(1)
Now according to second condition i.e. 2 apples and 3 oranges equal $0.70 ..we get the equation....

2a + 3b = $0.70...............(2)..
Now multiply (2) by 2 ,,,we get
4a + 6b = $1 .40..............(3)
By applying elimination method in (1) and (3)....you can get the cost of apples and oranges..
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