Question

Brad wants to buy flowers for his friend with $45. The daises are $1 each and the roses are $2 each. He buys 3 more daisies than roses.

How much did the roses cost?

Answer 1

@aum I think it meant like how much did he spend on roses total?

Answer 2

Let 'x' be the number of roses that he bought.
The number of daisies he bought = x + 3

Cost of 'x' roses = x * 2 = 2x
cost of (x+3) daisies = (x+3) * 1 = x+3

Total cost = 2x + x + 3 = 3x + 3 = $45
3x = 45 - 3 = 42
x = 42/3 = 14

Amount spent on roses = 14 * 2 = $28

Answer 3

Thank you! :)