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Anita and maria went to the candy store. maria bought 5 pieces of fudge and 3 pieces of bubble gum for a total of $5.70. anita bought 2 pieces of fudge and 10 pieces of bubble gum for a total of $3.60. determaine the cost of the fudge

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Let f represent fudge and g for bubble gum;
5f+3g= 5.7
2f+10g=3.6

Eliminating g;
50f+30g=57
6f+30g=10.8
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44f=59.2
f=
(59.2)/(44)
f= 1.35
Cost of a fudge is 1.35 dollars

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