SOLUTION: Matt and Ming are selling fruit for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy small boxes of oranges and large boxes of oranges. Matt sold 3 small boxes of oranges and 14 large boxes

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Question 367565: Matt and Ming are selling fruit for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy small boxes of oranges and large boxes of oranges. Matt sold 3 small boxes of oranges and 14 large boxes of oranges for a total of $203. Ming sold 11 small boxes of oranges and 11 large boxes of oranges for a total of $220. Find the cost each of one small box of oranges and one large box of oranges.
PLEASE GIVE STEPS, I HAVE NO CLUE ON WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO START, PLEASE!

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Name your variables, S-small box cost, L-large box cost.
1.3S%2B14L=203
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11S%2B11L=220
2.S%2BL=22
You now have two equations with two unknowns.
You can solve for the unknowns.