Question

A landscaping company ordered 17 plants and 8 trees for a total of $964. If the plants are $12 each write and solve a linear equation to find the cost for each tree

Answer 1

964 = 12(17) + 8x
 You can take the plants and find the cost. And use the remaining number to factor in the trees

Answer 2

Answer:

$8x+204=964$; Cost of each tree is $95.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent cost of each tree.

The cost of 8 trees would be $8x$.

We have been given that a landscaping company ordered 17 plants and 8 trees for a total of $964. The plants are $12 each.

The cost of 17 plant would be $\ 12\times 17=\ 204$.

The total cost of 17 plants and 8 trees is $964. We can represent this information in an equation as:

$8x+204=964$

Let us solve for x.

$8x+204-204=964-204$

$8x=760$

$\frac{8x}{8}=\frac{760}{8}$

$x=95$

Therefore, the cost of each tree is $95.