document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201814>Question 1201814</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A florist spent $1558 purchasing 64 bundles of flowers to make spring bouquets. The order consisted of tulips, daisies, and peonies. The peonies cost $95 a bundle, the tulips were $23 a bundle adn the daisies were $12 a bundle. The florist purchased the fewest bundles of peonies, and twice as many daisies as tulips. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. Write a system of equations to represent the information, solve the system using elimination or substitution, and then determine the number of bundles of each flower. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A florist spent $1558 purchasing 64 bundles of flowers to make spring bouquets. The order consisted of tulips, daisies, and peonies. The peonies cost $95 a bundle, the tulips were $23 a bundle adn the daisies were $12 a bundle. The florist purchased the fewest bundles of peonies, and twice as many daisies as tulips.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Write a system of equations to represent the information, solve the system using elimination or substitution, and then determine the number of bundles of each flower.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A florist spent $1558, 64 bundles of flowers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " tulips, daisies, and peonies. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The peonies cost $95 a bundle  numbers be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the tulips were $23 a bundle  numbers be y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the daisies were $12 a bundle  numbers   2y \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bundles Count equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3y=64......................(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "95x +23y+12*2y =1558\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "95x +47y =1558.................(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply equation (1) by  -95 and add to equation 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-95x-285y=-6080\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-238y = -4522\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y= 19 number of tulips<BR>\n" );
document.write( "19*2 =38 number of daisies<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(64-57) =7 peonies\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7*95+38*12+19*23=1558\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
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