GRE QUESTION

Section 3, Quantitative Comparison: Two pounds of pears and one pound of peaches cost $1.40. Three pounds of pear and two pounds of peaches cost $2.40. How much is the combined cost of one pound of peaches and one pound of pears?

Seriously? If I was at the supermarket posed with this problem, I would probably roll myself into a ball and start rocking and sucking my thumb. Then, after a little while, I would probably get up and buy a couple bars of Ritter Sport chocolate (I loves the ones with marzipan) and go home.