The seniors on the student council bought a total of 36 plants to use in landscaping the front of the school. They bought some azaleas that cost $6 each and some lilies that cost $5 each. They spent a total of $196 on these plants. How many azaleas did the students buy?
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Answer:
16
Step-by-step explanation:
y = azaleas
x = lilies
6y + 5x =196 total cost
y + x = 36 total number of items
y = 36 – x
6(36 -x ) +5x =196
216 – 6x + 5x = 196
-x = 196 – 216
-x = -20
Divide by -1
X = 20 lilies
Plug into y equation
Y = 36 – 20
Y= 16 azaleas
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Answer:
18
Step-by-step explanation:
18 azaleas
18 lilies
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