Problema Solution
A florist must make 5 identical bridesmaid bouquets for a wedding. She has a budget of $160 and wants 12 flowers in each bouquets. Roses cost $2.50 each, lilies cost $4 each, and irises cost $2 each. She wants twice as many roses as the other two types of flowers combined. How many of each type of flower should be in each bouquet?
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Let 'r', 'l', and 'i' stand for the number roses, lilies and irises respectively. We can write:
r+l+i=5(12)
2.5r+4l+i2=160
2r=l+i
Using Algebrator to solve for 'i', 'l', and 'r', we get:
i=25
l=15
r=20
To get the number of each type of flower in each bouquet, we need to divide the total of each by five. We get:
per bouquet:
i=5
l=3
r=4