SOLUTION: if grapefruits cost $0.95 and oranges are $1.05 and i bought a combined total of 16 my total cost was $13.85 how many of each did i buy. i need help with the solution to this quest

Question 717489: if grapefruits cost $0.95 and oranges are $1.05 and i bought a combined total of 16 my total cost was $13.85 how many of each did i buy. i need help with the solution to this question
Answer by josgarithmetic(39631) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Trying to account for cost and account for number of fruit should give two equations and two variables in each equation.

g for grapefruit, n for oranges (think, "Naranja"),
and . Take those as a system and solve.
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