At a community plant sale, a gardener buys 60 plants. Some cost $5 per plant and the rest cost $3 per plant. The total cost of the plants is $236. If x represents the number of $3 plants, which of the following equations could be solved to find the number of $3 plants purchased?

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At a community plant sale, a gardener buys 60 plants. Some cost $5 per plant and the rest cost $3 per plant. The total cost of the plants is $236. If x represents the number of $3 plants, which of
the following equations could be solved to find the number of $3 plants purchased?
O A. 3x + 5(60 – x) – 236 = 0
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5x + 3(60 – x) – 236 = 0
OC. 3x + 5(x – 60) – 236 = 0
OD. 5x + 3(x – 60) – 236 = 0
Transcribed Image Text:At a community plant sale, a gardener buys 60 plants. Some cost $5 per plant and the rest cost $3 per plant. The total cost of the plants is $236. If x represents the number of $3 plants, which of the following equations could be solved to find the number of $3 plants purchased? O A. 3x + 5(60 – x) – 236 = 0 OB 5x + 3(60 – x) – 236 = 0 OC. 3x + 5(x – 60) – 236 = 0 OD. 5x + 3(x – 60) – 236 = 0
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Given,          At a community plant sale, a gardener buys 60 plants. Some cost $5 per plant and the rest          cost $3 per plant. The total cost of the plants is $236. And x represents the number of $3plants.

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