document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=375683>Question 375683</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 4 apples and 2 oranges equals $1 and 2 apples and 3 oranges equals $070, how <BR>\n" );
document.write( "much does each apple and each orange cost? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #267155 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=267155\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let each apple cost x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "each orange cost y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x+2y=1...................1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+3y = 0.70..............2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply (2) by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x-6y=-1.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add this to (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-4x+2y-6y=1-1.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4y=-0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=-0.4/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=0.1 = 10 cents cost of orange<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of y in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2y=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+2*0.1=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+0.2=1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=1-0.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=0.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.8/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=0.2= 20 cents = cost of apple<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca </SPAN>\n" );
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