A gardener plants 3 red flowers for every 5 white flowers. She has 24 red flowers to plant. How many white flowers will she plant?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-01T16:43:30

40 white flowers

Set up a ratio

# 5/3 == w/24# where w = white flowers.

Solve for whtie flowers by multiplying both sides by 24

# 5/3 xx 24 = w/24 xx 24 # This gives

# 5 xx 24/3 = w # dividing by three gives

# 5 xx 8 = w#

# 40 = w #