Question

A landscaping company ordered 17 plants and 8 trees for a total of $964. If the plants are $12 each write and solve a linear equation to find the cost for each tree

Answer 1

964 = 12(17) + 8x
You can take the plants and find the cost. And use the remaining number to factor in the trees

Answer 2

`8x+204=964`; Cost of each tree is $95.

Explanation:

Let x represent cost of each tree.

The cost of 8 trees would be
`8x`.

We have been given that a landscaping company ordered 17 plants and 8 trees for a total of $964. The plants are $12 each.

The cost of 17 plant would be
`\$12* 17=\$204`.

The total cost of 17 plants and 8 trees is $964. We can represent this information in an equation as:

`8x+204=964`

Let us solve for x.

`8x+204-204=964-204`

`8x=760`

`(8x)/(8)=(760)/(8)`

`x=95`

Therefore, the cost of each tree is $95.