hannah works at blooming bouquets flower shop. she uses 2 roses for every 5 carnations in the spring medley…
hannah works at blooming bouquets flower shop. she uses 2 roses for every 5 carnations in the spring medley bouquets. today she will make a spring medley bouquet with 16 roses. how many carnations should hannah use in the bouquet? carnations
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Set up proportion
Let (x) be the number of carnations. The ratio of roses to carnations is (2:5 = 16:x).
Step2: Cross - multiply
(2x=5\times16).
Step3: Solve for (x)
(2x = 80), so (x=\frac{80}{2}=40).
Answer:
40