A fruit stand has to decide what to charge for their produce. They need $10 for 44 apples and 44 oranges. They also need $15 for
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Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the price of an apple and y be the price of an orange.
We have been given that a fruit stand need $10 for 4 apples and 4 oranges. We can represent this information as:
We are also told that they need $15 for 6 apples and 6 oranges. We can represent this information as:
Therefore, our desired system of equations will be:
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