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Answer: one Apple costs £ 0.20, and one banana costs £ 0.60

Explanation:

let x = the amount of apples

let y = the amount of bananas

4x + y = 1.40

7x + y = 2

this is à system of equations

simplify the top equation to y = 1.4 - 4x

now plug that into the second equation and solve

7x + 1.4 - 4x = 2

3x + 1.4 = 2

3x = 0.6

x = 0.2

that means that one Apple costs £ 0.20

plug that back into the top equation

4x + y = 1.4

4(0.2) + y = 1.4

0.8 + y = 1.4

y = 0.6

so one banana costs £ 0.60

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