SOLUTION: A girl buys three apples and seven oranges for $4.56. If an orange costs $0.28 more than an apple, how much does each fruit cost?

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Question 394611: A girl buys three apples and seven oranges for $4.56. If an orange costs $0.28 more than an apple, how much does each fruit cost?


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A girl buys three apples 3x and seven oranges7y for $4.56.

If an orange ycosts $0.28 more than an applex, how much does each fruit cost?
3x+%2B+7y+=+4.56
y+=+x+%2B+0.28
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solve this system
y+=+x+%2B+0.28......substitute in first equation
3x+%2B+7%28x+%2B+0.28%29+=+4.56
3x+%2B+7x+%2B+1.96=+4.56
10x++=+4.56+-+1.96
10x++=+2.6
x++=+2.6%2F10
x++=+0.26.............apples
y+=+0.26+%2B+0.28=0.54.........oranges