Answer: $0.25
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the total money was in her wallet and m be the cost of each petunia,
From the given table , the money left in wallet after purchasing 2 petunia =$6.50
Then we have the following equation :-
[tex]6.50=x-2m-----(1)[/tex]
Also, the money left in wallet after purchasing 8 petunia =$5
Then, we have
[tex]5=x-8m---------(2)[/tex]
Subtracting (2) from (1) , we get
[tex]6.50-5=-2m-(8m)\\\\\Rightarrow\ -2m+8m=1.50\\\\\Rightarrow\ 6m=1.50\\\\\Rightarrow\ m=\dfrac{1.50}{6}=0.25[/tex]
Hence, the price of one petunia = $0.25