SOLUTION: Carol has 2 rose bushes; one with red flowers and one with yellow flowers. The red bush has 3 times as many flowers as her yellow floers,Together there are 124 flowers. How many of

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Question 236154: Carol has 2 rose bushes; one with red flowers and one with yellow flowers. The red bush has 3 times as many flowers as her yellow floers,Together there are 124 flowers. How many of each color flower does she have? What iis the equation(or system equation)
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+3x=124
4x=124
x=31 yellow
3x=93 red

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