Question

Stern MASS ASB is doing a Valentine’s Day Fundraiser. They are selling roses for $3 each and carnations for $2 each.They sold a total of 40 flowers for $10(. How many of each flower did they said?

Answer 1

They sold

20 Roses and 20 Carnations

Explanation:

The total sales of 40 flowers is $100 not $10 as in the question

Roses=$3

Carnations=$2

Total flowers sold=40

Total sales=$10

Let Roses=r

Carnations=c

c+r=40. (1)

3r+2c=100 (2)

From (1)

c=40-r

Substitute c=40-r into (2)

3r+2c=100

3r+2(40-r)=100

3r+80-2r=10

r=100-80

r=20

Substitute r=20 into (1)

c+r=40

c+20=40

c=40-20

=20

c=20

r=20

Check:

3r+2c=100

3(20)+2(20)=100

60+40=100

100=100