Question

Wendy spent $550 on plants for her garden. She bought vegetable seeds at $1.60 per pack and flower seeds at $1.30 per pack. She bought five fewer vegetable packs than flower packs. How many packs of flower seeds did she buy?

A) 100 packs
B) 105 packs
C) 110 packs
D) 115 packs

Answer 1

Wendy bought 110 packs of flower seeds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assume Wendy bought x packs of flower seeds. Since she bought five fewer vegetable packs than flower packs, she bought x - 5 packs of vegetable seeds.

The cost of x packs of flower seeds will be 1.30x dollars. The cost of x - 5 packs of vegetable seeds will be 1.60(x - 5) dollars.

The total cost of the seeds is 1.30x + 1.60(x - 5) dollars, which is equal to $550.

Solving the equation, we have: 1.30x + 1.60(x - 5) = 550

By simplifying and solving for x, we get x = 110. Therefore, Wendy bought 110 packs of flower seeds.