SOLUTION: The florist advertises roses for $2 a bud and carnations for $0.75 a flower. If Sebastian pays $20.50, excluding tax, for a bouquet of fourteen flowers, how many of each flower are
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Question 1008351: The florist advertises roses for $2 a bud and carnations for $0.75 a flower. If Sebastian pays $20.50, excluding tax, for a bouquet of fourteen flowers, how many of each flower are in the bouquet?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let buds=b, carnations=c:
b+c=14
2b+.75c=20.50
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2b+2c=28
2c-.75c=7.5
1.25c=7.5
c=6
Sebastian got 6 carnations, and 8 buds.
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