Question

Maria and emily are selling flower bulbs for a school fundraiser. customers can buy bags of windflower bulbs and packages of crocus bulbs. maria sold 2 bags of windflower bulbs and 8 packages of crocus bulbs for a total of $136. emily sold 10 bags of windflower bulbs and 4 packages of crocus bulbs for a total of $140. what is the cost each of one bag of windflower bulbs and one package of crocus bulbs

Answer 1

Let w and c represent the costs of windflower and crocus bulb packages, respectively.
.. 2w +8c = 136
.. 10w +4c = 140

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It can be convenient to let a graphing calculator solve these equations.
.. windflower bulbs are $8 per package
.. crocus bulbs are $15 per package