Lydia buys 5 pounds of apples and 3 pounds of bananas for a total of $8.50. Ari buys 3 pounds of apples and 2 pounds of bananas

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Lydia buys 5 pounds of apples and 3 pounds of bananas for a total of $8.50. Ari buys 3 pounds of apples and 2 pounds of bananas

for a total of $5.25. Determine a system of equations that represents the given the situation. Let x be cost per pound of apples and let y be the cost per pound of bananas. Which equation represents the amount of money Lydia spent of apples and bananas? Which equation represents the amount of money Ari spent on apples and bananas?

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