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A Croissant, a Cup of Coffee, and a Fruit Bowl $5.50\$ 5.50

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A croissant, a cup of coffee, and a fruit bowl from Kelley's Coffee Cart cost a total of $5.50\$ 5.50 , and a croissant costs twice as much as a cup of coffee. Kelley posts a notice announcing that, effective next week, the price of a croissant will go up 10%10 \% and the price of coffee will go up 10%10 \% . After the increase, the total price of the purchase will be $5.73\$ 5.73 . Find the cost of each item before the increase.


A) A fruit bowl costs $3.25\$ 3.25 , a croissant costs $1.65\$ 1.65 , and a cup of coffee costs $0.83\$ 0.83 .
B) A fruit bowl costs $3.25\$ 3.25 , a croissant costs $0.83\$ 0.83 , and a cup of coffee costs $1.65\$ 1.65 .
C) A fruit bowl costs $3.25\$ 3.25 , a croissant costs $1.50\$ 1.50 , and a cup of coffee costs $0.75\$ 0.75 .
D) The prices cannot be determined from the given information.

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