document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200792>Question 1200792</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mrs. Decesare ordered a total of 500 blue, yellow and white flowers for senior breakfast. The white carnations cost 50 cents each. The blue carnations had to be hand-dyed, so they cost $1.50 each. Yellow daises were only $1 a piece. The total cost of the order was $475. The number of yellow daises ordered was equal to the total number of carnations. How many of each color flower were ordered? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of yellow daises ordered was equal to the total number of carnations.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let number of blue carnations be x and white carnations be y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let  number of yellow daises ordered = the total number of carnations=x+y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y+(x+y) =500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+2y =500<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=250  ..............................1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cost  equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5 x +0.5 y +1*(x+y) =475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5x+1.5y =475<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+3y =950.............................2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve 1 & 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "we get 2y=300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y =150  white<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=100  blue<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Daisies = 250\r<BR>\n" );
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