document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391342>Question 391342</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone show me how to work this problem out step by step so I can understand it. I am totally confused.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A landscaping company placed two orders with a nursery. The first order was for 13 bushes and 4 trees, and totaled $487. The second order was for 6 bushes and 2 trees, and totaled $232. The bill does not list the per-item price. What is the cost of one bush and of one tree?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "13b + 4t = 487<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6b + 2t = 232<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the 2nd eqn by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13b + 4t = 487<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12b + 4t = 464<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can you finish it?<BR>\n" );
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