We have $16.12 to spend on vegetable plants for our garden.Tomato plants cost $0.88 each, and pepper plants cost $0.36 each.There is space in the garden for 26 plants.Round your answers to two decimal places.
How many of each are bought?

Question

We have $16.12 to spend on vegetable plants for our garden.Tomato plants cost $0.88 each, and pepper plants cost $0.36 each.There is space in the garden for 26 plants.Round your answers to two decimal places. ​
How many of each are bought?
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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Let x be the number of tomato plants and y be the number of pepper plants.We have the following system of equations:x + y = 260.88x + 0.36y = 16.12Solving this system of equations, we get x = 13 and y = 13.Therefore, the correct answer is D) 13.00 tomatoes and 13.00 peppers.

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