54) Ashley and Nicole each improved their yards by planting daylilies and ornamental grass. They
bought their supplies from the same store. Ashley spent $43 on 2 daylilies and 3 bunches of
ornamental grass. Nicole spent $87 on 6 daylilies and 3 bunches of ornamental grass. Find the
cost of one daylily and the cost of one bunch of ornamental grass.
dalilar.
Question
Answer:
Daylilies- $11, Ornamental grass- $7
Step-by-step explanation:
For this one, you want to convert this into simultaneous equations.
If we let d be cost of one daylily and o be cost of one bunch of ornamental grass, we can write the equations as 2d+3o=43 and 6d+3o=87.
From there, we can see they share a like term (3o), so we subtract one equation from the other (since they both are preceded by a +). This gives 4d=44.
Dividing both sides by 4 isolates d, leaving d=$11.
We can substitute this value into either equation to work out o (I’m using the first one as it is easier). This makes it 2×11+3o=43, or 22+3o=43.
From there, we subtract 22 from both sides, giving 3o=21, and dividing by 3 gives a final result of o=$7.
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All working out:
d- cost of one daylily o- cost of one bunch of ornamental grass
2d+3o=43 6d+3o=87
6d+3o=87
– – –
2d+3o=43
= = =
4d =44
÷4 ÷4
d =11
2d+3o=43
2×11+3o=43
22+3o=43
3o=21
o=7