Question

You have space in your garden for 60 small flowering bulbs. Crocus bulbs cost $0.25 each and daffodil bulbs cost $0.65 each. Your budget allows you to spend $27.80 on bulbs. How many crocus bulbs and how many daffodil bulbs can you buy?

Answer 1

32 daffodils bulbs and 28 crocus bulbs

Explanation:

Assuming 'x' as Crocus and 'y' as daffodil. Now we'll form equations.

-> for 60 small flowering bulbs

x+y=60

x=60-y --->eq(1)

->Crocus bulbs cost $0.25 each and daffodil bulbs cost $0.65 each with the budget $27.80

0.25x + 0.65y = 27.80 -->eq(2)

Next is to substitute x=60-y in eq(2)

(2)=>0.25(60-y) + 0.65y = 27.80

15 - 0.25y + 0.65y = 27.80

0.4y = 12.8

y = 12.8/ 0.4

y= 32 daffodil bulbs

Now, plugging the value of y in eq(1)

(1)=>x=60-32

x= 28

x=28 crocus bulbs

Therefore, you can buy 32 daffodils bulbs and 28 crocus bulbs