Answer:
Price of Candle: 12.5
Price Wallflower: 5
Price of Lotion: 8
Step-by-step explanation:
Let cost of a candle = [tex]x[/tex]
Let cost of a wallflower = [tex]y[/tex]
Let cost of a lotion = [tex]z[/tex]
Cost of 4 candles = 4[tex]x[/tex]
Cost of 5 wallflowers = 5[tex]y[/tex]
Cost of 6 lotions = 6[tex]z[/tex]
Cost of 2 candles = 2[tex]x[/tex]
Cost of 3 wallflowers = 3[tex]y[/tex]
Cost of 1 lotion = [tex]z[/tex]
As per question statement:
[tex]4x+5y+6z=123 .... (1)\\2x+3y+z=48 ...... (2)\\z=2y-2 ..... (3)[/tex]
Using equation (3) in (1) and (2), the equations get reduced to :
[tex]\Rightarrow 4x+17y = 135 ..... (4)\\\Rightarrow 2x+5y = 50 ..... (5)[/tex]
Multiplying (5) with 2 and subtracting from equation (1):
[tex]7y = 35\\\Rightarrow y = 5[/tex]
By equation (3):
[tex]\Rightarrow z =8[/tex]
By equation (4):
[tex]\Rightarrow x = 12.5[/tex]
Therefore, the answer is:
Price of Candle: 12.5
Price Wallflower: 5
Price of Lotion: 8
