translate the verbal sentence to matica mathematics sentence use variables x to represent number one 1.the sum of a number and 5 is 12 2.twice a number is 54 3.thrice a number increased by 2 is less than 50 4.one half of the sum of a number and and four is less than 28 5.a number increased by 1/3 and the number is 5​

Arianna is buying plants for her garden. she buys 15 flowering plants for $96. pink flowering plants sell for $8, and purple flowering plants sell for $5. how many pink flowering plants did arianna buy? i figured out the answer! the answer is 7. 8x +5y = 96 plug in 7 for x 8 (7) + 5y = 96 56 + 5y = 96 subtract 56 from both sides 5y/y = 40/5 y = 8 she bought 7 pink and 8 purple plants