SOLUTION: rob and ming are selling fruit for a school fundrasier. custoers can buy small boxes of oranges and large boxes of oranges. rob sold 4 small boxes of oranges and 13 large boxes of

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Question 1116823: rob and ming are selling fruit for a school fundrasier. custoers can buy small boxes of oranges and large boxes of oranges. rob sold 4 small boxes of oranges and 13 large boxes of oranges for a total 232. ming sold 8 small boxes of orag]nges and 14 large boxes of oranges for a total of 272. what is the cost of one small box or oranges and one large box of oranges?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x price of small box
y price of large box

system%284x%2B13y=232%2C8x%2B14y=272%29

x can be eliminated to find y.
system%288x%2B26y=464%2C8x%2B14y=272%29

12y=192
highlight%28y=16%29

Use y to find x.
4x=232-13y
x=%28232-13%2A16%29%2F4
highlight%28x=6%29