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>
What are the answer choices
Remember, mean is average. So first you add them all up, and then divide by the total number. All the dollars added up and then divided by 6 equals 59. So, working backwards, if you multiply 6 (the number of categories) by 59 you get the total of all money earned from every category. 6 times 59 equals 354. But if you add what you can see right now, it only equals 274. So the t-shirt total must be the difference between the two... 80 dollars.
5x+ 10= -4x -17
⇒ 5x+ 4x= -17 -10
⇒ 9x= -27
⇒ x= -27/9
⇒ x= -3
Final answer: x=-3~
X² - 7x + 10 = 0
Let's factor out the equation first.
x² - 7x + 10
x -2
x -5
This factoring of (x-2)(x-5) fit the equation.
(x-2)(x-5) = 0
One of the factors must equal 0 as to equal zero.
Either x - 2 = 0 or x - 5 = 0
x - 2 = 0
x = 2
x - 5 = 0
x = 5
The two answers are x = 2 or x = 5. Hope this helps!