MODELING REAL LIFE The diagram shows the prices of two
types of ground-cover plants. A gardener can afford to buy 125
vinca plants and 60 phlox plants.
$1.20/plant Vinca $2.50/plant Phlox
a. Write an equation in standard form that models the possible
combinations of x vinca plants and y phlox plants the gardener
can afford to buy.
An equation that models the possible combinations is:
___ = 300.