Answer:
orange: 0.2$, apple: 0.4$
Step-by-step explanation:
we mark the price of an orange x and the price of an apple y. then we write down Maggie's and Tanya's purchases as a set of equations:
10 oranges and 5 apples for 4$ means:
[tex]10x + 5y = 4[/tex]
9 oranges and 3 apples for 3$ means:
[tex]9x + 3y = 3[/tex]
we use the second equation to isolate y:
[tex]3y = 3 - 9x \\ y = 1 - 3x[/tex]
and plug it in the first equation:
[tex]10x + 5(1 - 3x) = 4 \\ 10x + 5 - 15x = 4 \\ 1 = 5x \\ x = 0.2[/tex]
and then we find y:
[tex]y = 1 - 3 \times 0.2 \\ y = 0.4[/tex]
