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Let's begin by breaking each number down into its prime factors: 4 = 2 x 2 5 = 5 6 = 2 x 3 Next, let's determine the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of the numbers 4, 5, and 6 by multiplying all common and unique prime factors of each number: common prime factors: 2 unique prime factors: 2,5,3 LCM = 2 x 2 x 5 x 3 = 60 Next, let's determine how many times 60 goes into 10,000 (excluding remainder): 10,000/60 = 166 and 2/3 Multiples of ALL 3 numbers (4,5,6) = 166 Next, let's determine the Lowest Common Multiple (LCM) of the numbers 4 and 5 by multiplying all common and unique prime factors of each number: common prime factors: none
unique prime factors: 2 x 2 x 5
LCM = 2 x 2 x 5 = 20 Next, let's determine how many times 20 goes into 10,000:
10,000/20 = 500
Multiples of BOTH numbers (4 and 5) = 500 Finally, let's subtract the multiples of ALL three numbers (4,5,6) from the multiples of BOTH numbers (4 and 5) to get our answer: Multiples of ONLY numbers 4 and 5 (excluding 6): 500 - 166 = <span>334</span>
Answer:
A lily costs $7 and a geranium $4.
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question, we can write two equations. let the number of lilies be l and the number of geraniums be g, then:
5
g
+
4
l
=
48
4
g
+
6
l
=
58
Multiply the first equation by 4 and the second by 5, the number of lilies in the other gives:
20
g
+
16
l
=
192
20
g
+
30
l
=
290
Subtract the first equation from the second gives:
14
l
=
98 which dividing by 14 gives l
=
7
Substituting the value l
=
7 in the first equation gives:
5
g
+
28
=
48
Subtract 20 from both sides gives:
5
g
=
20 divide by 5 gives g
=
4
So, a lily costs $7 and a geranium costs $4.
