Question

Sally spent $14.85 to buy 13 flowers. She bought lilies, which cost $1.25 each, and tulips, which cost $0.90 each. How many of each flower did Sally buy? CAN ANYONE WORK THIS OUT FOR ME ?

Answer 1

there would be nine lilies and 4 tulips.

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Answer 2

Work: (shown in picture)

Explanation: You are going to have two equations to start. Once you figure out what one variable is, you can plug the number into the first equation (x + y = 13) to find the number of both the tulips and lilies.