Let's write 2 equations from the two statements given.
<em>Sarah spent 10 dollars on both oranges and apples</em>
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Let the price of oranges be "x" and price of apples be "y", thus we can write:

Oranges cost 3 less than apples, thus we can say:

We can substitute this into the first equation and solve for y:

Thus, let's solve for x now,

We want the price of oranges (x), thus,
<em>Price of Oranges = $3.50</em>
Linear combination method just means to add the equations so that one variable with cancel. In this case the a values are already set up so that they will cancel.
2a + 3b = 1
-2a + b = 11
4b = 12
b = 3
now put 3 back into either of the original equations and solve for a.
2a + 3(3) = 1
2a + 9 = 1
2a = -8
a = -4
(-4,3)
Mark reads about 350 (D) wpm
Explanation:
700 words x 10 pages= 7000 words
7000 words/ 20 minutes
= 350 wpm