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Isaiah buys produce for a local restaurant. He spent $2.80 to buy 3 pounds of tomatoes and

4 pounds of oranges. He would have spent $3.40 if he had bought 4 pounds of tomatoes and
2 pounds of oranges. What is the cost per pound of each kind of fruit?​

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Answer:cost per lb of tomatoes is $0.80 and cost per lb of oranges is $0.10

Explanation: let x = cost per lb of tomatoes;let y= cost per lb of oranges;3x+4y=2.80 4x+2y=3.40 solve the system by elimination:3x+4y= 2.80 -8x-4y = -6.80,add them up :-5x= -4.00, x=0.80;plug in x in any equation snd solve for y,and y= 0.10

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A tomato cost .80 cents and a orange cost .10 cents per pound.
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