Question

a florist sells roses for $1.50 each and carnations for $.85 each. suppose you purchase a bouquet of 1 dozen flowers consisting of roses and carnations.

4a) let x represent the number of roses purchased. Write an expression in the terms of x that represents the number of carnations purchased.

4b)write an expression that represents the cost of purchasing x roses.

4c) write an expression that represents the cost of purchasing the carnations

4d) what does the sum of the expressions in parts b and c represent.