SOLUTION: Bily's restaurant ordered 200 flowers for mother's day. They ordered carnations at $1.50 each, roses at $5.75 each and daisies at $2.60 each. The order mostly carnations and 20 few

Question 1096648: Bily's restaurant ordered 200 flowers for mother's day. They ordered carnations at $1.50 each, roses at $5.75 each and daisies at $2.60 each. The order mostly carnations and 20 fewer roses than daisies. The total order came to $589.50. How many of each type of flowers were ordered?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Bily's restaurant ordered 200 flowers for mother's day.

C + R + D = 200

They ordered carnations at $1.50 each, roses at $5.75 each and daisies at $2.60 each. ... The total order came to $589.50.

1.50C + 5.75R + 2.60D = 589.50

...20 fewer roses than daisies.

R = D - 20

Simplify and solve the system



Answer: 80 carnations, 50 roses, 70 daisies.

Edwin

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