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Carol has two rose bushes: one with red flowers and another with yellow flowers. Her red rose bush has three times as many flowers as her yellow rose bush. Combined, they have 124 flowers. How many of each color flower does she have? Write an equation (or a system of equations) and solve.

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red bush: 93
Yellow bush: 31

3x + x = 124

4x = 124

X = 124/4

X= 31
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Answer: red rose bush=93

yellow rose bush=31

Explanation:

3x+x=124

4x=124

x=124/4

x=31

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