SOLUTION: At a certain flower shop, the price of a tulip is half the average price of the other seven types of flowers sold at the shop. If the price of one tulip is $2, what is the price of

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Question 955556: At a certain flower shop, the price of a tulip is half the average price of the other seven types of flowers sold at the shop. If the price of one tulip is $2, what is the price of a bouquet containing exactly one of each of the types of flowers sold at the shop?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
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At a certain flower shop, the price of a tulip is half the average price of the other seven types of flowers sold at the shop. If the price of one tulip is $2, what is the price of a bouquet containing exactly one of each of the types of flowers sold at the shop?
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one tulip price:: $2
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one of each of 7 other flowers:: $4
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Ans: Total price = 2 + 7*4 = $30.00
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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T=price of tulip; A=average price of other flowers=2T; n=number of other types P=price of bouquet
P=nA=n2T=7(2($2))=7($4)=$28 ANSWER: The price of the bouquet would be $28