Question

URGENT!!!!

To decorate his new room, Mr. Caldwell bought some succulents for $2 each and
some mini cacti for $1 each. If he bought a total of 15 plants and spent a total of $23,
how many plants of each kind did he buy? Write and solve a system of equations. Show all work!

Answer 1

Succulents=8

Cacti=7

Explanation:

x will be how much succulents he bought and y would be how many cacti he bought.

x+y=15. Since he bought 15 plants.

2x+y=23

x=8

y=7