This is a geometric progression problem. We can the general formula that can tell us how many flowers would be planted each month.
Let's write the terms that we know and see if we can find the pattern:

The patern here is obvious. Let's write it down:

This formula gives us a number of flowers planted in the n-th month.
Let the number be Y .
Y is seven
less than 5 times another (let that other be X)
Y=7-5X
sum of both Y and X minus 4 gives one
Y+X-4=1
now solve both equations .
Answer:
x intercept= (-3,0) y intercept= (0,3)
Step-by-step explanation:
for x intercepts, y should equal zero
for y intercepts, x should equal zero
x intercept: -x+0=3
-x=3
x=-3 (x,y)--> (-3,0)
y intercept: 0+y=3
y=3 (x,y)--> (0,3)
You started with $452. Hope I helped and good luck(: