Isaiah buys produce for a local restaurant. He spent $2.80 to buy 3 pounds of tomatoes and

4 pounds of oranges. He would have spent $3.40 if he had bought 4 pounds of tomatoes and

2 pounds of oranges. What is the cost per pound of each kind of fruit?

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Adam Ramsey

20 December, 05:07

Isaiah buys produce for a local restaurant. He spent $2.80 to buy 3 pounds of tomatoes and

4 pounds of oranges. He would have spent $3.40 if he had bought 4 pounds of tomatoes and

2 pounds of oranges. What is the cost per pound of each kind of fruit?

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Alan Hays · Answer 1

Answer:cost per lb of tomatoes is $0.80 and cost per lb of oranges is $0.10

Explanation: let x = cost per lb of tomatoes; let y = cost per lb of oranges; 3x+4y=2.80 4x+2y=3.40 solve the system by elimination:3x+4y = 2.80 - 8x-4y = - 6.80, add them up : -5x = - 4.00, x=0.80; plug in x in any equation snd solve for y, and y = 0.10

Erica Norman · Answer 2

A tomato cost. 80 cents and a orange cost. 10 cents per pound.

Isaiah buys produce for a local restaurant. He spent $2.80 to buy 3 pounds of tomatoes and4 pounds of oranges. He would have spent $3.40 if he had bought 4 pounds of tomatoes and2 pounds of oranges. What is the cost per pound of each kind of fruit?

Isaiah buys produce for a local restaurant. He spent $2.80 to buy 3 pounds of tomatoes and

4 pounds of oranges. He would have spent $3.40 if he had bought 4 pounds of tomatoes and

2 pounds of oranges. What is the cost per pound of each kind of fruit?