3a+4b = 6.50
10a+5b = 17.50
Kylie went into a grocery store and bought 3 apples and 4 bananas, costing a total of $6.50. Lily went into the same grocery store and bought 10 apples and 5 bananas, costing a total of $17.50. Write a system of equations that could be used to determine the price of each apple and the price of each banana. Define the variables that you use to write the system.
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