Why are turning points important in the process of periodization?

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

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Nick and nora are married and have three children in college. they have an adjusted gross income of 47,400. if their standard deduction is 12,600 itemized deductions are 14,200 and they get an exemption of 4000 for each adult and each dependent what is their taxable income