Scott and Julio each improved their yards grass sod and ivy. Scott spent $82 on 7 ft of grass sod and 8 pots of ivy. Julio spent $72 on 7 ft of grass sod and 6 pots of ivy. What is the cost of one ft of grass sod and the cost of one pot of ivy?
1 Answer
Jun 2, 2018
One ft of grass sod costs $6
One pot of ivy costs $5
Explanation:
Let's represent the grass sod and ivy as separate variables
Sod = x
Ivy = x
Now we can use Scott and Julio's information to create a system of equations.
We can subtract our first equation from the second one to solve for y.
which results in
y = 5
Using back substitution we can plug our y-value into one of the equations to solve for x.
x = 6
Therefore, one ft of grass sod costs $6 and one pot of ivy costs $5
