Problema Solution
Jo spent $53 on tulips and orchids. The tulips cost $6 and the orchids cost$7. If she bought 8 flowers, how many were tulips?
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Let 'x' represent the number of tulips. the '8 - x' is the number of orchids.
6*x + 7*(8 - x) = 53
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x = 3 tulips
Jo bought 3 tulips.