Problema Solution
Roses cost $2.50 each and daises cost $1.75 each. Sam spent $24.75 to buy a dozen flowers for his mother. The bouquet contained both roses and daises. How many of each type of flower were in the bouquet?
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Let
x = number of roses in the bouquet
y = the number of daises in the bouquet
1 dozen = 12
Now we can write the following system of equations:
x + y = 12
2.50x + 1.75y = 24.75
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x = 5 roses
y = 7 daises
There were 5 roses and 7 daises in the bouquet.