Arianna is buying plants for her garden. She buys 15 flowering plants for $96. Pink flowering plants sell for $8, and purple flowering plants sell for $5. How many pink flowering plants did Arianna buy?

A)6 plants
B) 7 plants
C) 8 plants
D) 9 plants

Respuesta :

Let's represent pink flowering plants with the variable p:

8p + 5(15 - p) = 96

8p + 75 - 5p = 96

3p = 21

p = 7

Arianna bought 7 pink flowering plants

Answer:

answer is b. 7 plants

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