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document.write( "Mrs.Davidson bought some apples and oranges for a total of $4.10.The cost of an orange is 50 cents which is 10 cents more than the cost of an apple.If there were a total 0f 9 fruits,find the number of apples and number of oranges Mrs.Davidson bought. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If all 9 fruits were oranges, the cost would be 9 times 50 cents, a total of $4.50.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the total cost was $4.10, which is 40 cents less than $4.50.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since each apple costs 10 cents less than each orange, and since $4.10 is 40 cents less than $4.50, the number of apples must be 40/10 = 4.<BR>\n" );
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