Question

Question:

The following problem was on Mrs. Brown's algebra test:
Casey is making a balloon arrangement of latex balloons and mylar balloons. Each latex balloon costs $0.25 and each mylar balloon costs $1.25. The arrangement contains 15 balloons and costs $8.75. How many of each type of balloon was included?
A. Jenny set up a system of equations and got a solution of (5.75, 6.25). What does her solution mean in the context of the situation? Does it make sense?
B. Marie set up a system of equations and got a solution of (5, 10). What does her solution mean in the context of the situati