A small fruit basket with 6 apples and 6 oranges costs $7.50. a different fruit basket with 10 apples and 5 oranges costs $8.75.
if x is the cost of one apple and y is the cost of one orange, the system of equations below can be used to determine the cost of one apple and one orange. 6x 6y = 7.50 10x 5y = 8.75
Solving for the values of x and y simultaneously gives an answer of x = 0.5 and y = 0.75. Thus, the cost of apples and oranges are $0.5 and $0.75, respectively.
