SOLUTION: 53. Aia is landscaping the outside of her home. She currently has 4 new plants. To stay within her weekly budget, s he plans to purchase 2 new plants each week. After x weeks, Aia

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Question 1165113: 53. Aia is landscaping the outside of her home. She currently has 4 new plants. To stay within her weekly budget, s
he plans to purchase 2 new plants each week. After x weeks, Aia plans to put 60% of the plant in her backyard and the remaining percentage in her front yard. Write a linear equation that shows the number of plants Aia will have in her front yard after x weeks.

Answer by Seutip(231) About Me  (Show Source):
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First let:
z -be the total number of plants in her front yard
y -be the number of plants in x weeks
x - be the number of weeks
We can form an equation
y=4%2B2x given she currently have 4 plants
AFTER X WEEKS
60% of total number of plants (y) will be in her backyard
0.6y
40% of total number of plants (y) will be in her frontyard
0.4y or z
z=0.4y substitute y=4%2B2x
z=0.4%284%2B2x%29
z=1.6%2B0.8x
where:
z -be the total number of plants in her front yard
x - be the number of weeks
HOPE THAT HELPS!!