Lydia buys 5 pounds of apples and 3 pounds of bananas for a total of $8.50. ari buys 3 pounds of apples and 2 pounds of bananas for a total of $5.25. this system of equations represents the situation, where x is the cost per pound of apples, and y is the cost per pound of bananas. 5x 3y = 8.5 3x 2y = 5.25 if you multiply the first equation by 2, what number should you multiply the second equation by in order to eliminate the y terms when making a linear combination? complete the multiplication and add the equations. what is the result? what is the price per pound of apples? $ what is the price per pound of bananas? $