Question 993950
x=hostas cost
y=shrubs cost
7x+10y=117
8x+5y=108
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7x+10y=117
-16x-10y=-216, multiplying the bottom by (-2)
-9x=-99
x=11
substitute into first
77+10y=117
y=4
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check with second
88+20=108
hosts are $11
shrubs are $4