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Garden Flower Planting Problem

Very Hard Modeling Applied Mathematics

A farmer has a rectangular garden that measures 20 meters in length and 15 meters in width. He wants to plant two different types of flowers, type A and type B, in this garden. He notices that flowers of type A require a planting density of 2 plants per square meter, while type B requires a planting density of 3 plants per square meter.

If the farmer decides to allocate 60% of the garden's area to type A and the remaining area to type B, calculate the total number of each type of flower he will plant in his garden. Provide your answer as a decimal value for the number of type A flowers.

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