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Solve each system.
Are the following matrices inverses of each
other?
A florist is making 5 identical bridesmaid bouquets for a wedding. She has $610 to spend (including tax)
and wants 24 flowers for each bouquet. Roses cost $6 each, tulips cost $4 each, and lilies cost $3 each.
She wants to have twice as many roses as the other 2 flowers combined in each bouquet. How many
roses, tulips, and lilies are in each bouquet?
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Day 4 Matrix Word Problems
• You have two jobs. One as a lifeguard and one as a
cashier. Your lifeguard job pays $8 per hour and
cashier pays $6 per hour. Last week you worked a
total of 14 hours between the two jobs and earned
$96. How many hours did you work at each job?
• During a single calendar year, a state trooper issued
375 citations for warnings and speeding violations.
There were 37 more warnings than speeding
violations. How many of each citation were issued?
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Day 4 Matrix Word Problems
• At a pizza shop, two small pizzas, a liter of soda, and
a salad cost $14; one small pizza, a liter of soda, and
three salads cost $15; and three small pizzas and a
liter of soda cost $16. What is the cost of each item
sold separately?