jim and alice moore decided to plant a garden with 3 hosta plants, 6 lavender plants, 60 tulips, and a dogwood. the cost of the plants is as follows:
hosta- $3.00 each or 3 for $8.00
lavender- $1.00 each or 3 for $2.00
tulips- 10 for $4.00
dogwood-$14.00 each
what is the least amount they could spend to purchase the plants they have chosen?
its 50
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3 Hosta plants are $8.00
6 Lavender plants are are $4.00
60 Tulips are $24.00 and
1 Dogwood is $14.00.
8 + 4 + 24 + 14 = $50.00.
50
The answer is 50 because it’s $8 for hosts $4 for lavenders as it’s 3 for $2 and $24 for tulips $14 for dog wood 8+4+24+14 = 50
Right.
To find the least amount they could spend on the plants they have chosen, we need to calculate the cost of each type of plant separately and then sum them up.
First, let's calculate the cost of the hosta plants:
The cost of one hosta plant is $3.00.
However, they can also buy 3 hosta plants for $8.00, which means each hosta plant costs $8.00 / 3 = $2.67.
Next, let's calculate the cost of the lavender plants:
The cost of one lavender plant is $1.00.
However, they can also buy 3 lavender plants for $2.00, which means each lavender plant costs $2.00 / 3 = $0.67.
Now, let's calculate the cost of the tulips:
They have 60 tulips, and 10 tulips cost $4.00.
To find the cost of 60 tulips, we divide 60 by 10 and then multiply by $4.00:
60 tulips = (60 / 10) * $4.00 = 6 * $4.00 = $24.00.
Finally, let's calculate the cost of the dogwood:
The cost of one dogwood is $14.00.
Now we can sum up the individual costs:
3 hosta plants * $2.67 per hosta plant = $8.01
6 lavender plants * $0.67 per lavender plant = $4.02
60 tulips = $24.00
1 dogwood = $14.00
Adding up these costs: $8.01 + $4.02 + $24.00 + $14.00 = $50.03.
Therefore, the least amount they could spend to purchase the plants they have chosen is $50.03.