Question

ou have space in your garden for 60 small flowering bulbs. Crocus bulbs cost $0.45 each and daffodil bulbs cost $0.65 each. Your budget allows you to spend $35.00 on bulbs. How many crocus bulbs and how many daffodil bulbs can you buy

Answer 1

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Answer:

• 20 crocus
• 40 daffodil

Step-by-step explanation:

Let d represent the number of daffodil bulbs you buy. Then 60-d is the number of crocus bulbs. The total cost will be ...

  0.45(60 -d) +0.65(d) = 35.00

  27 +0.20d = 35

  0.20d = 8 . . . . . . . . . subtract 27

  d = 40 . . . . . . . . . . multiply by 5

  60 -40 = 20 . . . . . crocus bulbs

You can buy 20 crocus bulbs and 40 daffodil bulbs for $35.