How to use the reduced row echelon form(rref) to solve this system of equations without using the calculator?

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

Find the exact value of each of the following. in each case, show your work and explain the steps you take to find the value. (a) sin 17π/6 (b) tan 13π/4 (c) sec 11π/3

The larger of two number is 4 less than twice the smaller number. the sum is 41. find the numbers