SOLUTION: The Garden Center ordered 20 ounces of marigold seed and 16 ounces of carnation seed paying $278.72. They later ordered another 23 ounces of marigold seed and 20 ounces of carnatio

Question 998696: The Garden Center ordered 20 ounces of marigold seed and 16 ounces of carnation seed paying $278.72. They later ordered another 23 ounces of marigold seed and 20 ounces of carnation paying $329.44. Find the price per ounce for each type of seed.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m, price for Marigold seeds
c, price for Carnation seeds

Any method you want from here for this system. Suggestion is multiply all first equation by 5 and eliminate terms of c.
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