SOLUTION: Can you please show me how to solve this problme with steps: Erik ordered three different types of plants for his vegetable garden: beans, potatoes, and carrots. He ordered a dazen

Question 722725: Can you please show me how to solve this problme with steps: Erik ordered three different types of plants for his vegetable garden: beans, potatoes, and carrots. He ordered a dazen more potatoe plants than twice the number of bean plants, and the same number of carrot plants as bean plants. He ordered 72 plants altogether. How many of each plant did Erik order? Thank you.
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Can you please show me how to solve this problme with steps: Erik ordered three different types of plants for his vegetable garden: beans, potatoes, and carrots. He ordered a dazen more potatoe plants than twice the number of bean plants, and the same number of carrot plants as bean plants. He ordered 72 plants altogether. How many of each plant did Erik order?
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let x=number of bean plants and carrot plants ordered
2x+12=number of potatoe plants ordered
x+x+2x+12=72
4x=60
x=15
2x+12=42
number of bean plants ordered=15
number of carrot plants ordered=15
number of potatoe plants ordered=42
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