Write a system of equations to describe the situation below, solve using any method, and fill
in the blanks.
Perry works in an amusement park and is helping decorate it with strands of lights. This
morning, he used a total of 46 strands of lights to decorate 1 bush and 5 trees. This
afternoon, he strung lights on 1 bush and 4 trees, using a total of 38 strands. Assuming that
all bushes are decorated one way and all trees are decorated another, how many strands did
Perry use on each?
Perry decorated every bush with
strands.
strands of lights and every tree with