Problema Solution
At a flower store, the price of a bunch of roses is $25 and the price of a bunch of carnations is $20. If one day it sold a total of 60 bunches of the two flowers and made $1375. How many bunches of roses and carnations did it sold?
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Let
x = the number of bunches of roses
y = the number of bunches of carnations
x + y = 60
25x + 20y = 1375
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x = 35 bunches of roses
y = 25 bunches of carnations
The flower store sold 35 bunches of roses and 25 bunches of carnations.