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1 bag of oranges and 3 bags of apples cost $11. 2 bags of oranges and 4 bags of apples cost $16.

- what is the cost of 1 bag of apples

- what is the cost of 1 bag of oranges

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Answer:

A bag of apples cost $3.2 and orange $1.6

Let oranges be o and apples be a

  • making equations:
  1. o + 3a ↬ 11.2
  2. 2o + 4a ↬ 16

making o the subject

  • o = 11.2 - 3a
  • o = (16-4a)/2

solve them simultaneously

11.2 - 3a = (16-4a)/2

2(11.2 - 3a) = 16 -4a

22.4 -6a = 16 -4a

2a = 6.4

a = 3.2

Therefore a bag of apples cost $3.2

Find the cost of oranges:

o = 11.2 - 3a

o = 11.2 -3(3.2)

o = 1.6

Therefore a bag of oranges cost $1.6

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