You go to the market to buy fruit. The person in

front of you in line buy 2 limes and 1 apricot for

$0.70. You buy 2 limes and 3 apricots for $1.30.

Let x represent the price per lime. Let y

represent the price per apricot. Find the price

of each fruit.

Apricots are $0.30 each and limes are $0.20 each

Step-by-step explanation:

2x + 1y = 0.70

(2x + 3y = 1.30) - 1 Multiply by - 1 to cancel out the 2x on both equations

2x + 1y = 0.70

-2x - 3y = - 1.30 Add both equations

-2y = - 0.6 Divide both sides by - 2

y = 0.3

Plug this into the first equation to solve for x

2x + 1 (0.3) = 0.70 Multiply

2x + 0.3 = 0.70

- 0.3 - 0.3 Subtract 0.3 from both sides

2x = 0.4 Divide both sides by 2

x = 0.2