Let's assume that Jim bought x petunias and y begonias.
According to the given information, the cost of each petunia is $11, so the total cost of the petunias would be 11x.
Similarly, the cost of each begonia is $15, so the total cost of the begonias would be 15y.
We also know that Jim bought a total of 19 potted plants, so we can write the equation:
x + y = 19
And we know that he spent a total of $225 on the plants, so we can write another equation:
11x + 15y = 225
We can now solve these two equations to find the values of x and y.
Multiplying the first equation by 11, we get:
11x + 11y = 209
Subtracting this equation from the second equation, we can eliminate x:
11x + 15y - (11x + 11y) = 225 - 209
4y = 16
y = 4
Substituting the value of y back into the first equation, we can find x:
x + 4 = 19
x = 19 - 4
x = 15
Therefore, the correct statement is:
b) Jim bought 15 petunias.
Jim bought some potted plants:
Petunias cost $11 per pot and Begonias cost $15 per pot.
Jim bought 19 potted plants in all and spent a total of $225 on the plants.
Which would be a correct statement?
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Responses
a Jim bought 15 petunias.
b Jim bought 4 petunias.
c Jim bought 18 begonias.
d Jim bought 15 begonias.
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