I had finish to solve the problems from the sentences,but I got stuck when I barely realized that the cost of one daylily I got

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iren2701 [21]

3 years ago

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I had finish to solve the problems from the sentences,but I got stuck when I barely realized that the cost of one daylily I got

is -2. I used this method by elimination.

Mathematics

1 answer:

Genrish500 [490] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-21T15:48:32+03:00

Genrish500 [490]3 years ago

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You lost minus when you were adding two equations.
-176= - 22x -12y
<span>144 = 6x +12y
</span>-32= - 16x
x=2

88=11x+6y,
88=11*2+6y
6y=66
y=11

Check:
88=11x+6y=11*2+6*11=88 True
144=6x+12y=6*2+12*11=12+132=144 True

The cost of daylilies is $2.
The cost of pot of ivy is $11.