Along with the flowers, maggie bought 4 packages of balloons and 2 packages of plant food. the packages of balloons cost $3.59 each and the total sales tax was $1.34.the total amount she paid was $32.09,including sales tax. explain the strategy she could use to find the cost of 1 package of plant food.

Step-by-step explanation:

4 packs of balloons, 2 packages of plant food, flowers cost, sales tax equal to Total Amount Paid.

Now to find the cost of  2 packs of plant food,

Total Amount Paid-sales tax-4 packs of balloons-flowers cost=2 packs of plant food

Now,

2 packs of plant food/2=cost of 1 pack of plant food

first, you divide the triangle in two, tô form a retangle triangle. after, using pythagoream theorem:

18^2 = 14^2 + (x/2)^2

(x^2/4) + 196 = 324

x^2/4 = 324 - 196

x^2/4 = 128

x^2 = 512

x = √512

x = √2^9

x = 16√2 cm

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