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James bought 5 apples and 10 oranges for $4.donald bought 3 apples and 9 oranges for $3.the shop keeper strictly told that there will not be any discounts.what is the cost of an apple and an orange?
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James bought 5 apples and 10 oranges for $4.donald bought 3 apples and 9 oranges for $3.the shop keeper strictly told that there will not be any discounts.what is the cost of an apple and an orange?

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let cost of 1 apple i=x dollar
and cost of 1 orange =y dollar
according to question we get following equation
james, 5x +10y=4.......(1)
donald, 3x+9y=3........(2)
solving 1,2 eq. we get
x=2/5 dollars and y=1/5 dollars
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