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4. a florist sells roses for $1.50 each and carnations for $0.85 each. suppose you purcha
a bouquet of one dozen flowers consisting of roses and carnations.
a. let x represent the number of roses purchased. write an expression in terms of x that
represents the number of carnations purchased.
b. write an expression that represents the cost of purchasing x roses.
c. write an expression that represents the cost of purchasing the carnations.
d. what does the sum of the expressions in parts b and c represent?
e. suppose you are willing to spend $14.75. write an equation that can be used to
determine the number of roses that can be included in a bouquet of one dozen
flowers consisting of roses and carnations.
f. solve the equation in part e to determine the number of roses and the number of car-
nations in the bouquet.