The school orchestra sells carnations on Valentine's Day for $2 each. They buy the carnations that they sell from a local florist for $0.50 each plus a one-time $18 delivery charge. Write a system of equations that describes this situation and solve it using your preferred method.​

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Answer:

2x - (0.50x + 18) = profit

Step-by-step explanation:

x = number of carnations, for example if 3 carnations were sold, $6 from sales - (1.50 + 18) = profit. The 50 cents from each carnation that they bought to sell, plus 18 delviery fee. Hope this helped! Good luck!