SOLUTION: Cody and Pranav each improved their yards by planting day lilies and ivy. They bought their supplies from the same store. Cody spent $82 on 6 day lilies and 14 pots of ivy. Perry

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Question 1073453: Cody and Pranav each improved their yards by planting day lilies and ivy. They bought their supplies from the same store. Cody spent $82 on 6 day lilies and 14 pots of ivy. Perry spent $29 on 3 day lilies and 1 pot of ivy. What is the cost of one day lily and the cost of one pot of ivy?
Found 2 solutions by addingup, josmiceli:
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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6l+14i = 82
3l+1i = 29 multiply all times -2 and add to equation above:
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6l+14i = 82
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-6l-2i = -58
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0l+12i = 24
12i = 24
i = 2 the ivy are 2. And the lilly:
6l+14i = 82
6l+14(2) = 82
6l+28 = 82
6l = 54
l = 9 The lilly are 9
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Check:
3l+1i = 29
3(9)+1(2) = 29 Correct.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +a+ = the cost of 1 day lily
Let +b+ = the cost of 1 pot of Ivy
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(1) +6a+%2B+14b+=+82+
(2) +3a+%2B+b+=+29+
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Multiply both sides of (2) by +2+
and subtract (2) from (1)
(1) +6a+%2B+14b+=+82+
(2) +-6a+-+2b+=+-58+
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+12b+=+24+
+b+=+2+
and
(2) +3a+%2B+b+=+29+
(2) +3a+%2B+2+=+29+
(2) +3a+=+27+
(2) +a+=+9+
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The cost of 1 day lily is $9
The cost of 1 pot of Ivy $2
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check:
(1) +6a+%2B+14b+=+82+
(1) +6%2A9+%2B+14%2A2+=+82+
(1) +54+%2B+28+=+82+
(1) +82+=+82+
OK