54) Ashley and Nicole each improved their yards by planting daylilies and ornamental grass. They
bought their supplies from the same store. Ashley spent $43 on 2 daylilies and 3 bunches of
ornamental grass. Nicole spent $87 on 6 daylilies and 3 bunches of ornamental grass. Find the
cost of one daylily and the cost of one bunch of ornamental grass.
dalilar.

If we let d be cost of one daylily and o be cost of one bunch of ornamental grass, we can write the equations as 2d+3o=43 and 6d+3o=87.

From there, we can see they share a like term (3o), so we subtract one equation from the other (since they both are preceded by a +). This gives 4d=44.

Dividing both sides by 4 isolates d, leaving d=$11.

We can substitute this value into either equation to work out o (I'm using the first one as it is easier). This makes it 2×11+3o=43, or 22+3o=43.

From there, we subtract 22 from both sides, giving 3o=21, and dividing by 3 gives a final result of o=$7.

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All working out:

d- cost of one daylily o- cost of one bunch of ornamental grass

2d+3o=43 6d+3o=87

6d+3o=87

- - -

2d+3o=43

= = =

4d =44

÷4 ÷4

d =11

2d+3o=43

2×11+3o=43

22+3o=43

3o=21

o=7