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Kayla and alberto are selling fruit for a school fundraiser. customers can buy small boxes of grapefruit and large boxes of grapefruit. kayla sold 3 small boxes of grapefruit and 1 large box of grapefruit for a total of $65. alberto sold 1 small box of grapefruit and 1 large box of grapefruit for a total of $55. what is the cost each of one small box of grapefruit and one large box of grapefruit?

Every weekday, mr. jones bikes from his home to his job. sometimes he rides along two roads, the long route that is shown by the solid lines. other times, he takes the shortcut shown by the dashed line. how many fewer kilometers does mr. jones bike when he takes the shortcut instead of the long route?