document.write( "Question 1002136: At a peculiar fruit stand, 3 kiwis costs $21.39 minus the cost of 6 grapefruits, and 5 kiwis and 6 grapefruits costs $34.69. What is the cost of each fruit?
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At a peculiar fruit stand, 3 kiwis costs $21.39 minus the cost of 6 grapefruits, and 5 kiwis and 6 grapefruits costs $34.69. What is the cost of each fruit?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "3k = 21.39 - 6g
\n" ); document.write( "5k + 6g = 34.69
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\n" ); document.write( "Rearrange:
\n" ); document.write( "3k + 6g = 21.39
\n" ); document.write( "5k + 6g = 34.69
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"k\"::
\n" ); document.write( "2k = 13.30
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\n" ); document.write( "k = 6.65 (Cost of one Kiwi)
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"g\"::
\n" ); document.write( "3k + 6g = 21.39
\n" ); document.write( "19.95 + 6g = 21.39
\n" ); document.write( "6g = 1.44
\n" ); document.write( "g = 0.24 (Cost of one grapefruit)
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