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Mariah spent $9.50 on 9 pounds of limes and pears. Limes cost $0.50 per pound and pears cost $1.50 per pound. Let l be the number of pounds of limes and let p be the number of pounds of pears. The system of linear equations that models this scenario is:

l + p = 9

0.5l + 1.5p = 9.5

How many pounds of each type of fruit did she buy?

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