At Imelda's fruit stand, you bought 5 apples and 4 oranges for $10, and your friend bought 5 apples and 5 oranges for $11. Using this information, is it possible to determine the cost of one apple and one orange from the fruit stand? If so, what do they cost? If not, why not?Choose 1 answer:(A) Yes; they should charge $1.00 for an apple and $1.25 for an orange.(B) Yes; they should charge $1.20 for an apple and $1.00 for an orange.(C) No; the system has many solutions.(D) No; the system has no solution.
Q. At Imelda's fruit stand, you bought 5 apples and 4 oranges for $10, and your friend bought 5 apples and 5 oranges for $11. Using this information, is it possible to determine the cost of one apple and one orange from the fruit stand? If so, what do they cost? If not, why not?Choose 1 answer:(A) Yes; they should charge $1.00 for an apple and $1.25 for an orange.(B) Yes; they should charge $1.20 for an apple and $1.00 for an orange.(C) No; the system has many solutions.(D) No; the system has no solution.
Equations Setup: Let's denote the cost of one apple as A and the cost of one orange as O. We can set up two equations based on the information given:For your purchase: 5A+4O=($)10For your friend's purchase: 5A+5O=($)11
Elimination Method: We can subtract the first equation from the second to eliminate the apples and solve for the cost of one orange:(5A+5O)−(5A+4O)=($11)−($10)This simplifies to O=$1
Substitution: Now that we know the cost of one orange is $1, we can substitute this value back into the first equation to find the cost of one apple:5A+4(1)=$105A+$4=$105A=$10−$45A=$6A=$6/5A=$1.20
Final Cost Calculation: We have found the cost of one apple to be \$\(1\).\(20\) and the cost of one orange to be \$\(1\).\(00\). This matches one of the answer choices provided.
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