John will pay $8.68 for the combined cost of 1 pound of banana and 1 pound of cherries.
Let: b=cost of banana per pound and c=cost of cherries per pound
Equation 1: For 3 pounds of cherries and 2 pounds of bananas, John pays a total of $24.95.
3c + 2b =$24.95
Equation 2: The cost of bananas is $6.50 less than a pound of cherries.
b= c - $6.50
We can substitute the second equation into the first one to solve for the cost of cherries per pound.
3c + (2)(c-$6.50)= $24.95
3c + 2c -$13.00 = $24.95
5c = $24.95 + $13.00
c = $7.59
Substituting the value of c to the second equation to solve for b.
b= $7.59 - $6.50 = $1.09
The combined cost of 1 pound of banana and 1 pound of cherries is $1.09 + $7.59 or $8.68.
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