document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=827276>Question 827276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sevim is buying roses, tulips and carnations to make bouquets. At the wholesale market, roses cost $12 per dozen, tulips cost $14 per dozen, and carnations cost $8 per dozen. Sevim spends $304 and buys 27 dozen flowers. She buys 2 more dozen roses than tulips. How many dozen of each does she buy?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #498599 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=498599\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> m = amount roses in dozens<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = amount of tulips, dozens<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = amount of carnations, dozens<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m=n%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m=n%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------ roses amount is two more than tulips amount\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for the cost:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12m%2B14n%2B8p=304 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12m%2B14n%2B8p=304\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Account for the amount of flowers, as dozens:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have three equations, linear, in three unknowns.  You should begin with using the m=n+2 equation to substitute for m in the two Accounting equations and simplify these.  You will then have a system of TWO equations in TWO unknowns, which will be simpler and easier to solve.  \r<BR>\n" );
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