A flower store stocks three kinds of flowers: lillies, roses, and carnations. The lilies cost 0.1 dollars to grow and sell for 5.1 dollars. The roses cost 0.2 dollars to grow and sell for 6.2 dollars. The carnations cost 0.4 dollars to grow and sell for 2.4 dollars. After conducting studies of customer demand, the store has determined they should stock 2 times as many roses as carnations. If they have a budget of 207 dollars for growing flowers, and they need to take in 4759 dollars of revenue, how many lilies, roses, and carnations should they grow? Lillies: Roses: Carnations:

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A flower store stocks three kinds of flowers: lillies, roses, and carnations. The lilies cost 0.1 dollars to grow
and sell for 5.1 dollars. The roses cost 0.2 dollars to grow and sell for 6.2 dollars. The carnations cost 0.4
dollars to grow and sell for 2.4 dollars. After conducting studies of customer demand, the store has
determined they should stock 2 times as many roses as carnations. If they have a budget of 207 dollars for
growing flowers, and they need to take in 4759 dollars of revenue, how many lilies, roses, and carnations
should they grow?
Lillies:
Roses:
Carnations:
Transcribed Image Text:A flower store stocks three kinds of flowers: lillies, roses, and carnations. The lilies cost 0.1 dollars to grow and sell for 5.1 dollars. The roses cost 0.2 dollars to grow and sell for 6.2 dollars. The carnations cost 0.4 dollars to grow and sell for 2.4 dollars. After conducting studies of customer demand, the store has determined they should stock 2 times as many roses as carnations. If they have a budget of 207 dollars for growing flowers, and they need to take in 4759 dollars of revenue, how many lilies, roses, and carnations should they grow? Lillies: Roses: Carnations:
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