Problema Solution
In early spring you buy 6 pepper plants for your patio garden. The plants in
8 inch pots are $5 each and the plaints in 10 inch pots are $8 each. If you spent $36 on pepper plants how many of each sized container did you buy?
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let
x = the number of plants in 8 inch pots
y = the number of plants in 10 inch pots
you buy 6 pepper plants for your patio garden
x + y = 6
you spent total of $36 on pepper plants
5x + 8y = 36
by solving the system of equations
x + y = 6
5x + 8y = 36
we find
x = 4 plants
y = 2 plants
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I bought 4 plants in 8 inch pots and 2 plants in 10 inch pots.