SOLUTION: A florist making bouquets for the bridesmaids in a wedding party used a combination of oceana roses and white roses. He charged 6$ per stem for the oceana roses and $9 per stem for
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Question 489524: A florist making bouquets for the bridesmaids in a wedding party used a combination of oceana roses and white roses. He charged 6$ per stem for the oceana roses and $9 per stem for the white roses. The bill for the bouquets was $840. If the florist used a total of 120 roses, how many of each type were used to make bouquets?
Answer by chessace(471) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Translate from English to algebra:
6*OC + 9*WH = 840 [$]
OC + WH = 120 [Count]
[1]-6[2]:
3*WH = 120
WH=40
OC=80
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