Answer: $0.27
Explanation:
7a + 11b = 1.47
7a = 1.47 - 11b
Make a table. Choose values for b starting at $0.01 and solve for "a".
The value of "a" must terminate at the hundredths place since we are working with money.
You will discover that a = 0.10 and b = 0.07
The cost of 2 apples and 1 banana is:
2a + b
= 2(0.10) + (0.07)
= 0.20 + 0.07
= 0.27