Help, please. I tried a bunch of different value but none of them matched up. Help if you can,thanks. :))) Andrew goes to the shop to buy some apples and bananas. He goes to purchase 5 apples and 4 bananas, and the total comes to £5.70. Unfortunately, he doesn’t have enough money, so he puts back 1 apple and 2 bananas. The new total is £3.60. What is the cost of 1 apple and the cost of 1 banana?

Applies are £0.50 each and bananas £0.80 each.

Step-by-step explanation:

Represent the numbers of apples and bananas by a and b respectively.

Then:

5a + 4b = £5.70, and:

4a + 2b = £3.60

Let's solve this system using elimination by addition/subtraction.  Multiply the 2nd equation by -2, obtaining the equivalent system

5a + 4b = £5.70

-8a  - 4b = -£7.20

-3a         =  -£1.50

Dividing both sides by -3, we get £0.50.  Apples are £0.50 apiece.

How much are bananas per piece?  Use the first equation; substitute £0.50 for a:

5(£0.50) + 4b = £5.70, or

     

                  4b = £3.20.  Then b = £0.80.

Applies are £0.50 each and bananas £0.80 each.

The graph that best represents the function can be seen in the attached graph. What you should do is evaluate a large number of points in the function and find the result. Then graph. Remember that for x = 1 the LN of 0 is not defined since it tends to infinity.