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11.8 Exercise 150

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Write a system of equations to solve each problem. Solve the system of equations.

Students were asked to bring their favorite fruit to class. 90% of the fruits consisted of banana, apple, and oranges. If oranges were half as popular as bananas and apples were 5% more popular than bananas, what are the percentages of each individual fruit?

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 11.8 Solving Systems with Cramer's Rule, exercise 150

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