document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939041>Question 939041</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if 7 apples and 2 oranges costs 114 while 6 apples and 4 oranges cost 132, how much does one apple and one orange cost? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Your total cost in dollars for apples and oranges is a bit high, so I will use reasonable costs of $11.40 and $13.20 instead.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a=cost of one apple<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let o=cost of ome orange<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7a+2o=11.40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6a+4o=13.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14a+4o=22.80(mult. eq by 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6a+4o=13.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8a=9.60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=1.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2o=11.40-7a=11.40-8.40=3.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "o=1.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost of one apple=$1.20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cost of one orange=$1.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are very expensive apples and oranges<BR>\n" );
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