document.write( "Question 258706: MS. SMITH CAN EITHER BUY 6 APPLES AND 2 ORANGES FOR $1.50 OR 5 APPLES AND 4 ORANGES FOR $1.60. How much does one apple cost? \n" ); document.write( "
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A-price of an apple
\n" ); document.write( "Q-price of an orange (O looks like 0 and might be confusing)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6A%2B2Q=1.50\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5A%2B4Q=1.60\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply the first eq. by (-2) and add to the second to get rid of Q.
\n" ); document.write( "\"-12A-4Q%2B5A%2B4Q=-3%2B1.60\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-7A=-1.40\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=0.20\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"6A%2B2Q=1.50\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"1.20%2B2Q=1.50\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2Q=0.30\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"Q=0.15\"
\n" ); document.write( "Apples are $0.20 a piece, oranges are $0.15 a piece.
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