SOLUTION: Apples cost $0.75 per pound and bananas cost $1.05 per pound.
A baker bought a total of 12 pounds of apples and bananas for $10.20.
The system of equations {a+b=120.75a+1.05b
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Question 1169365: Apples cost $0.75 per pound and bananas cost $1.05 per pound.
A baker bought a total of 12 pounds of apples and bananas for $10.20.
The system of equations {a+b=120.75a+1.05b=10.20 models this situation, where a is the number of pounds of apples, and b is the number of pounds of bananas.
How many pounds of each did the baker buy?
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