In the question it is given that,
The students at Midtown Middle school sold flowers as a fundraiser in September and October. In October, they charged $1.50 for each flower
And the October price was a 20% increase of the September price.
Let the price of the flower in October be $x
So we have

So the price of the flower in Septembet is $1.25 .
Answer:
the first blank is 10
and the second blank is 5
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
In a two-digit number, the tens digit is 5 less than the units digit.
The number itself is five more than three times the sum of its digits.
To find:
The number.
Solution:
Let the two digit number is ab. So,

Tens digit is 5 less than the units digit.
...(i)
The number itself is five more than three times the sum of its digits.



...(ii)
Using (i) and (ii), we get





Putting b=8 in (i), we get


Therefore, the required number is 38.