SOLUTION: Deshawn and Shayna are selling flower bulbs for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy bags of windflower bulbs and bags of daffocil bul bs. Deshawn sold 10 bags of windflower bulb

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Question 322618: Deshawn and Shayna are selling flower bulbs for a school fundraiser. Customers can buy bags of windflower bulbs and bags of daffocil bul bs. Deshawn sold 10 bags of windflower bulbs and 12 bags of daffodil bulbs for a total of $380. Shayna sold 6 bags of windflower bulbs and 8 bags of daffodil bulbs for a total of $244. What is the cost each of one bag of windflower bulbs and one bag of daffodil bulbs?
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Deshawn sold 10 bags of windflower bulbs and 12 bags of daffodil bulbs for a total of $380.
Shayna sold 6 bags of windflower bulbs and 8 bags of daffodil bulbs for a total of $244.
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let windflower bulbs cost $x
And daffodil bulbs cost $y
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Deshawn
10x+12y=380.............1
Shayna
6x+8y=244...............2
Multiply equation 1 by 3 and equation 2 by 5
30x+36y=1140
30x+40y=1220
subtract to eliminate x
30x+36y-30x-40y=1140-1220
-4y=-80
y=-80/-4
y=20
Plug the value of y in equation1
10x+12*20=380
10x+240=380
10x=140
x=14
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windflower bulbs cost $14
And daffodil bulbs cost $20