SOLUTION: Shanice and Jaidee are selling flower bulbs for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy bags of windflower bulbs and bags of daffodil bulbs. Shanice sold 14 bags of windflower bulbs

Question 979093: Shanice and Jaidee are selling flower bulbs for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy bags of windflower bulbs and bags of daffodil bulbs. Shanice sold 14 bags of windflower bulbs and 7 bags of daffodil bulbs for a total of $217. Jaidee sold 5 bags of windflower bulbs and 14 bags of daffodil bulbs for a total of $250. What is the cost each of one bag of windflower bulbs and one bag of daffodil bulbs?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = cost in dollars of 1 bag of wildflower bulbs
Let = cost in dollars of 1 bag of daffodil bulbs
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(1)
(2)
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Multiply both sides of (1) by
and subtract (2) from (1)
(1)
(2)
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and, from (1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
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1 bag of wildflower bulbs costs $8
1 bag of daffodil bulbs costs $15
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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