document.write( "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?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A girl buys three apples \"3x\" and seven oranges\"7y\" for $\"4.56\". \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If an orange \"y\"costs $\"0.28\" more than an apple\"x\", how much does each fruit cost?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+%2B+7y+=+4.56\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+x+%2B+0.28\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve this system\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+x+%2B+0.28\"......substitute in first equation\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+%2B+7%28x+%2B+0.28%29+=+4.56\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+%2B+7x+%2B+1.96=+4.56\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10x++=+4.56+-+1.96\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"10x++=+2.6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x++=+2.6%2F10\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x++=+0.26\".............apples\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+0.26+%2B+0.28=0.54\".........oranges\r
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