Maria and emily are selling flower bulbs for a school fundraiser. customers can buy bags of windflower bulbs and packages of crocus bulbs. maria sold 2 bags of windflower bulbs and 8 packages of crocus bulbs for a total of $136. emily sold 10 bags of windflower bulbs and 4 packages of crocus bulbs for a total of $140. what is the cost each of one bag of windflower bulbs and one package of crocus bulbs

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8 December, 06:13

Maria and emily are selling flower bulbs for a school fundraiser. customers can buy bags of windflower bulbs and packages of crocus bulbs. maria sold 2 bags of windflower bulbs and 8 packages of crocus bulbs for a total of $136. emily sold 10 bags of windflower bulbs and 4 packages of crocus bulbs for a total of $140. what is the cost each of one bag of windflower bulbs and one package of crocus bulbs

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Aliya · Answer 1

Let w and c represent the costs of windflower and crocus bulb packages, respectively.

... 2w + 8c = 136

... 10w + 4c = 140

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It can be convenient to let a graphing calculator solve these equations.

... windflower bulbs are $8 per package

... crocus bulbs are $15 per package