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 88433: 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?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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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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# of apples is 3; price per apple is x cents ; value of three apples = 3x cents
# of oranges is 7; price per orange is "x+28"; value of oranges = 7x+196 cents
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EQUATION:
value + value = 456 cents
3x + 7x+196 = 456
10x = 260
x = 26 cents (price of an apple)
x+28 = 54 cents (price of an orange)
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Stan H.