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Set up a pair of simultaneous equations from a description

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A school canteen records two orders. One order contains 9 sandwiches and 3 fruit cups and costs $72; another contains 2 sandwiches and 9 fruit cups and costs $41

Let \(x\) be the unit price in dollars for sandwiches, and \(y\) the unit price in dollars for fruit cups

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Enter the missing entries in the simultaneous pair

\[\begin{aligned}(\boxed{A_1})x + (\boxed{B_1})y &= 72\\(\boxed{A_2})x + (\boxed{B_2})y &= 41\end{aligned}\]