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The library has allotted $480 for spring landscaping and has decided

to spend the money on flowering bushes. There is room to plant a total
of 36 bushes. Rose bushes cost $25 each and lavender bushes cost $5
each.
a. (2 PTS) Define your variables.
b. (3 PTS) Write an equation to represent the total number of bushes you
can purchase.
c. (3 PTS) Write an equation to represent the total cost of the bushes.
d. (3 PTS) How many of each type of bush should you purchase?

User Kirti Zare
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Answer:

a. x = roses

y= lavender

b. x + y=36

c. 25x + 5y = 480

d. 19 rose bushes and 1 lavender bush

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