Problema Solution
When the women's soccer team won the state championship, the parent boosters welcomed the team back to school with a balloon bouquet for each of the 18 players. The parents spent a total of $83.34 (excluding tax) on foil balloons that cost $1.93 each and latex school-color balloons that cost $0.11 each. Each player received 9 balloons, and all the balloon bouquets were identical. How many of each type of balloon did each bouquet include?
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Let
x = the number of foil balloons in each bouquet
y = the number of latex school-color balloons in each bouquet
x + y = 9
18*(1.93x + 0.11y) = 83.34
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x = 2 foil balloons
y = 7 latex school-color balloons
Each bouquet included 2 foil and 7 latex school-color balloons.