Question

Sam had $24.75 to spend on flowers for his mother. each rose cost $2.50 and each daisy cost $1.75. what are his options for the flowers he could buy? roses and daisies write an equation to represent the many possible solutions. let x = the number of roses and y = the number of daisies.

Answer 1

The equation for the flowers Sam can purchase for his mother is 2.5x + 1.75y < 24.75. There are many acceptable answers for this, such as buying only 1 to 9 roses. If Sam wants to spend all of his $24.75 budget, he can get 5 roses and 7 daisies for a bouquet: 5*$2.50 = $12.50, 7*$1.75= $12.25, $12.50+$12.25 = $24.75