Question

PLEASE HELP I DON'T UNDERSTAND! A florist is making regular bouquets and mini bouquets. The florist has 118 roses and 226 peonies to use in the bouquets. Each regular bouquet has 5 roses and 11 peonies. Each mini bouquet has 3 roses and 5 peonies. Reply to this post by doing the following: 1. Write an equation that shows the total number of roses to be used in both kinds of bouquets. 2. Write an equation that shows the total number of peonies to be used in both kinds of bouquets. 3. Find how many of each bouquet can the florist make.

Answer 1

Answer:

The florist can make 11 regular bouquets and 21 mini bouquets

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of roses the florist has = 118 roses

The number of peonies the florist has = 226 peonies

The number of roses in each regular bouquet = 5 roses

The number of peonies in each regular bouquet = 11 peonies

The number of roses in each mini bouquet = 3 roses

The number of peonies in each mini bouquet = 5 peonies

1. The equation that gives the total number of roses to be used in both kinds of bouquet is given as follows;

Let r represent the number of regular bouquet the florist can make and let m represent the number of mini bouquet the florist can make, we have;

5·r + 3·m = 118...(1)

2. Similarly, we have;

11·r + 5·m  = 226...(2)

Making m the subject of the formula of both equations, and equating both values of m to find a common solution, we have;

m = (118 - 5·r)/3

m = (226 - 11·r)/5

(118 - 5·r)/3 = (226 - 11·r)/5

5 × (118 - 5·r) = 3 × (226 - 11·r)

590 - 25·r = 678 - 33·r

33·r - 25·r = 678 - 590 = 88

8·r = 88

r = 88/8 = 11

r = 11

The number of regular bouquet the florist can make = r = 11

m = (118 - 5·r)/3 = (118 - 5×11)/3 = 21

m = 21

The number of mini bouquet the florist can make = m = 21

The number of regular bouquet the florist can make = 11 bouquets

The number of mini bouquet the florist can make = 21 bouquets.