Answer:
Apple cost $0.85
Banana cost $1.2
Step-by-step explanation:
Given data
let the number of apples be x
and the number of bananas be y
Patricia bought 5 apples and 7 bananas for $12.65
5x+7y= 12.65----------1
Jose bought 10 apples and 8 bananas for $18.10
10x+8y= 18.10-----------2
solve 1 and 2 above
5x+7y= 12.65 X 2
10x+8y= 18.10 X 1
10x+14y= 25.3
- 10x+8y= 18.10
6y= 7.2
y= 7.2/6
y= 1.2
put y= 1.2 in 1
5x+7(1.2)= 12.65
5x+ 8.4= 12.65
5x= 12.65- 8.4
5x= 4.25
x= 4.25/5
x= 0.85
Hence each apple cost $0.85
Banana cost $1.2
