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Orange and Apple Price

At a market, Anna buys 3 apples and 4 oranges for a total of £2.35. Ben buys 5 apples and 2 oranges for a total of £2.65. How much does one apple cost, and how much does one orange cost?

Train Timetable Problem

A train leaves City A at 8:15 AM and travels at an average speed of 60 miles per hour. Another train leaves City B, 240 miles away from City A, at 9:15 AM and travels towards City A at an average speed of 80 miles per hour. At what time will the two trains meet?

Chocolate Box Problem

Lila has a box of chocolates. She gives away 1/4 of the chocolates to her friend, and then she eats 30% of the remaining chocolates. If she has 42 chocolates left after eating, how many chocolates were in the box originally?

The puzzle of the missing marbles

Tom had a bag of marbles. He gave half of his marbles to his friend Jerry. Then, he gave one-third of what was left to his sister Anna. After that, he was left with 10 marbles. How many marbles did Tom have initially?