Question

Emma and Rita are at a florist shop. They are planning to make bouquets of flowers for their grandmothers out of roses and carnations. The cost for a single rose is r, and the cost for a single carnation is c. Emma will use 6 carnations and 4 roses for her bouquet, and Rita will use 5 carnations and 6 roses.

Write expressions that represent the total cost of Emma’s bouquet, the total cost of Rita’s bouquet, and the total cost for both bouquets combined.

Answer 1

So for Emma's bouquet, we can say
\[E=6c+4r\]For Rita's bouquet, we can say\[R=5c+6r\]Combined together, we can say\[T=E+R\]