Amy and Eugene each improved their yards by planting hostas and ivy.

Question

Amy and Eugene each improved their yards by planting hostas and ivy. They bought their supplies from the same store. Amy spent $216 on 10 hostas and 8 pots of ivy. Eugene spent $228 on 5 hostas and 14 pots of ivy. Find the cost of one hosta and the cost of one pot of ivy.

Answer 1

H = hostas and I = Ivys Then the 2 equations to solve are

10H + 8I = 216

5H + 14I = 228 Solving for H & I , we find that H = I = 12 dollars