A Restaurant ordered 200 flowers for table settings. They ordered carnations at $1.50 each, roses at $5.75 each, and daisies at $2.60 each. They ordered mostly carnations, and 20 fewer roses than daisies. The total order came to $589.50. How many of each type of flower was ordered?
I need the three equations and the answers to the question below?
c+r+d=200
1.5c+5.75r+2.6d=589.50
r=d-20
Reply:c+r+d=200
C=1.5c+5.75r+2.6d=589.5
r=d-20
c%26gt;r+d=d-20+d=2d-20
sub in for r...
c+d-20+d=200
c+2d=220
1.5c+5.75(d-20)+2.6d=589.5
1.5c+5.75d-115+2.6d=589.5
1.5c+8.35d=704.5
sub in for c...
1.5(220-2d)+8.35d=704.5
330-3d+8.35d=704.5
5.35d=374.5
d=70
c+2(70)=220
c=80
r+80+70=200
r=50
Reply:Equations:
C + D + R = 200
D = R + 20
1.5*C + 2.6*D + 5.75*R = 589.50
Sub the second equation into the first and third.
C + R + 20 + R = 200 --%26gt; C + 2R = 180
1.5*C + 2.6(R+20) + 5.75*R = 589.50 --%26gt;
1.5*C + 2.6*R + 52 + 5.75*R = 589.50 --%26gt;
1.5*C + 8.35*R = 537.50
Multiply the first equation by -1.5:
-1.5*C - 3*R = -270
Combine it with the new third equation:
5.35*R = 267.50
R = 50
Now, D = R + 20 so
D = 70
And, C + D + R = 200 so
C + 50 + 70 = 200
C = 80
As a check:
1.5*80+ 2.6*70 + 5.75*50 does = 589.50.
Friday, January 27, 2012
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