Question

2) Two florist purchased flower bouquets and vases at the same store. The first florist bought 2 flower bouquets and 2 vases for a total of $12.50. The second florist bought 8 flower bouquets and 2 vases for a total of $29.00.

Let b represent the cost of one flower bouquet and v represent the cost of one vase. Write and solve a system of equations to find the price of each type of arrangement.

Answer 1

For the first florist you would do $12.50 divided by 4 as there are 2 flower bouquets and 2 vases = $3.125, which represents both b and v

As for the second florist you would do $29.00 divided by 10 as there are 8 flower bouquets and 2 vases. This results to $2.6, this represents the cost of one b and one v.