Question

Mindy picked 4 times as many daisies as tulips for a flower bouquet. She picked a total of 20 flowers. How many more daisies than tulips did she pick?

Answer 1

Let 'd' be the number of daisies and 't' be the number of tulips. We know `d=4t` and we known `d+t=20`. Substituting the value of d in terms of t, `4t+t=20`, so `5t=20` and `t=4`. That means `d=16`.