Problem

A student government organization is selling Christmas trees as a fundraiser. On Friday, they sold 5 noble fir trees and 3 douglas fir trees for a total of \( \$ 420 \). On Saturday, 12 noble fir trees and 9 douglas fir trees were sold for a total of \( \$ 1,080 \). What is the cost per tree for each type?
Cost of Noble Fir tree (in dollars)

Cost of Douglas Fir tree (in dollars)

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\(x=60\),\(y=40\)

Steps

Step 1 :\(5x+3y=420\)

Step 2 :\(12x+9y=1080\)

Step 3 :\(x=60\),\(y=40\)

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