SOLUTION: if grapefruits cost $0.95 and oranges are $1.05 and i bought a combined total of 16 my total cost was $13.85 how many of each did i buy. i need help with the solution to this quest

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Question 717489: if grapefruits cost $0.95 and oranges are $1.05 and i bought a combined total of 16 my total cost was $13.85 how many of each did i buy. i need help with the solution to this question
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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Trying to account for cost and account for number of fruit should give two equations and two variables in each equation.

g for grapefruit, n for oranges (think, "Naranja"),
g%2Bn=16 and 0.95g%2B1.05n=13.85. Take those as a system and solve.