SOLUTION: A girl buys three apples and seven oranges for $4.56. If an orange costs $0.28 more than an apple, how much does each fruit cost?

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Question 394611: A girl buys three apples and seven oranges for $4.56. If an orange costs $0.28 more than an apple, how much does each fruit cost?


Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

A girl buys three apples and seven oranges for $.

If an orange costs $ more than an apple, how much does each fruit cost?


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solve this system
......substitute in first equation





.............apples
.........oranges

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