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Lea and Alberto are selling flower bulbs for a fundraiser. Customers can buy bags of windflowers bulbs and packages of crocus bulbs. Lea sold 9 bags of windflower bulbs and 10 packages of crocus bulbs for a total of $201. Alberto sold 7 bags of windflower bulbs and 3 packages of crocus bulbs for a total of $99. What is the cost each of one bad of windflower bulbs and one package of crocus bulbs

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Answer:Each package of windflower bulbs costs $9 and each package of crocus bulb costs $12.Step-by-step explanation:Lea sold 9 bags of windflower bulbs and 10 packages of crocus bulbs for a total of $201 and Alberto sold 7 bags of windflower bulbs and 3 packages of crocus bulbs for a total of $99. If each package of windflower bulbs costs $x and each package of crocus bulb costs $y, then we can write the equations Β 9x + 10y = 201 ....... (1) Β β‡’ Β 63x + 70y = 1407 ........ (2) and 7x + 3y = 99 ....... (3) Β β‡’ 63x + 27y = 891 ........ (4) Now, solving equations (2) and (4) we get, Β 70y - 27y = 1407 - 891 β‡’ 43y = 516 β‡’ y = 12 And from equation (3) we get, 7x = 99 - 3y = 99 - 3 Γ— 12 = 63 β‡’ x = 9 Therefore, each package of windflower bulbs costs $9 and each package of crocus bulb costs $12. (Answer)