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You are going to a private apple orchard to pick apples. There is a one-time entry fee
that everyone pays, and you also pay a certain amount per pound of apples you pick. It
costs $42 to buy 5 pounds of apples, and it costs $54 to buy 7 pounds of apples.
Based on this information, what is the one-time entry fee?

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The one-time entry fee is $12.

In order to determine the one-time entry fee, two equations have to be formed from the information in the question:

x + 5y = 42 equation 1

x + 7y = 54  equation 2

Where:

x = one-time entry fee

y = cost to pick an apple per pound

In order to determine the one-time entry fee, take the following steps:

Multiply equation 1 by 7 and equation 2 by 5.

7x + 35y = 294 equation 3

5x + 35y = 270 equation 4

Subtract equation 4 from equation 3

2x =24

Divide both sides of the equation by 2

x = $12

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