With the given information, we can create several equations:
120 = 12x + 2y
150 = 10x + 10y
With x being the number of rose bushes, and y being the number of gardenias.
To find the values of the variables, we can use two methods: Substitution or Elimination
For this case, let us use elimination. To begin, let's be clear that we are going to be adding these equations together. Therefore, in order to get the value of one variable, we must cancel one of them out - it could be x or y, it doesn't matter which one you decide to cancel out. Let's cancel the x out:
We first need to multiply the equations by numbers that would cause the x's to cancel out - and this can be done as follows:
-10(120 = 12x + 2y)
12(150 = 10x + 10y) => Notice how one of these is negative
Multiply out:
-1200 = -120x - 20y
+ 1800 = 120x + 120y => Add these two equations together
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600 = 100y
Now we can solve for y:
y = 6
With this value of y known, we can then pick an equation from the beginning of the question, and plug y in to solve for x:
120 = 12x + 2y => 120 = 12x + 2(6)
Now we can solve for x:
120 = 12x + 12 => 108 = 12x
x = 9
So now we know that x = 9, and y = 6.
With rose bushes being x, we now know that the cost of 1 rose bush is $9.
With gardenias being y, we now know that the cost of 1 gardenia is $6.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
When two or more quantities have the same exponents, their bases can be multiplied together.
Answer:
30500 = 3.05·10^4
Step-by-step explanation:
Your calculator can do this for you. You may need to set the display to scientific notation, if that's the form of the answer you want.
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This can be computed by converting both numbers to standard form:
(5·10^2) +(3·10^4)
= 500 +30000 = 30500 = 3.05·10^4
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Addition of numbers in scientific notation in general requires that they have the same power of 10. It may be convenient to convert both numbers to the highest power of 10.
5·10^2 + 3·10^4
= 0.05·10^4 +3·10^4 . . . . now both have multipliers of 10^4
= (0.05 +3)·10^4
= 3.05·10^4
(-8 + 0 / 2) (7 + 1 / 2)
(-8/2) (8/2)
(-4) (4)
Midpoint = (-4,4) [Answer]
