Question

In early spring, you are wanting to purchase 6 potted rose plants. The plants to choose from come in 8-inch pots that sell for $12 and 10-inch pots that sell fro $15. If you spend $78, which of the following are the equations for this scenario? Let x= number of 8 inch pots and let y = number of 10 - inch pots.

A. y+15y=6
12x+x=78

B. x+y=6
12x+15y=78

C. x+y=78
12x +15y=6(78

D. x+y=6
15x+12y=78

E. No solution

Answer 1

Things we know:
Six total pots = # of 10" + # of 8"
$78 total = cost of 10" + cost of 8"

So:
6 = x +y
and
78 = x*(cost of x) + y * (cost of y)
78 = x*12 + y*15

We need:
x+y=6 AND 12x+15y=78

So our answer can only be B.