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You've gone to fruit stand to get some fresh produce. You

notice that the person in front of you gets 5 apples and 4 oranges
for 10 dollars. You get 5 apples and 5 oranges for 11 dollars.
Create a system of equations that represents this situation.

User Misz
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Explanation:

Let $x be the price of an apple and $y be the price of an orange.

5x + 4y = 10

5x + 5y = 11

btw the solution is

y = 1

x = 6/5

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