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14 March, 08:00

James bought 5 apples and 10 oranges for $4. donald bought 3 apples and 9 oranges for $3. the shop keeper strictly told that there will not be any discounts. what is the cost of an apple and an orange?

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  1. 14 March, 11:05
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    Let cost of 1 apple i=x dollar

    and cost of 1 orange = y dollar

    according to question we get following equation

    james, 5x + 10y=4 ... (1)

    donald, 3x+9y=3 ... (2)

    solving 1,2 eq. we get

    x=2/5 dollars and y=1/5 dollars
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