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A shop sells fruit and vegetables. Gaya buys 2 oranges and 1 cauliflower. She pays 2.00

A shop sells fruit and vegetables. Gaya buys 2 oranges and 1 cauliflower. She pays-example-1
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Answer:

£ 0.45

Explanation:

Let x be the cost of an orange, and y be the cost of a cauliflower then...

2x+y=2

4x+y=2.90

We can solve this system using elimination. In this case, we can eliminate y by subtracting the two equations:

-2x=-0.90

Divide both sides by -2

x=0.45

One orange is £ 0.45

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