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.Fred is making a bouquet of carnations and roses. The carnations cost $5.25 in all. The roses cost $1.68 each. How many roses did Fred use if the bouquet cost $18.69 in all?

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Answer:

8 roses

Explanation:

1)18.69-5.25=13.44

because you are trying to find the cost of the roses

2)13.44/1.68=8

because you already know how much the roses cost for each rose and all together.

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