SOLUTION: 2. The city purchases a total of 51 ornamental trees to plant in a plant. They will plant large three-year-old trees and small one-year-old trees. Since the smaller trees cost less

SOLUTION: 2. The city purchases a total of 51 ornamental trees to plant in a plant. They will plant large three-year-old trees and small one-year-old trees. Since the smaller trees cost less

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Question 1171446: 2. The city purchases a total of 51 ornamental trees to plant in a plant. They will plant large three-year-old trees and small one-year-old trees. Since the smaller trees cost less, they will plant twice as many of the smaller trees. How many tree of each size will they plant?
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
small = S, large = L

S + L = 51
S = 2L

There will be 34 small trees and 17 large trees.
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