Question

Leo is planning his spring flower garden. He wants to plant tulip and daffodil bulbs. He will plant 6 times as many daffodil bulbs as tulip bulbs. If he wants to plant 350 bulbs, how many tulip bulbs and how many daffodil bulbs should he plant?

Answer 1

Answer: He should plant 50 tulip bulbs and 300 daffodil bulbs .

Explanation:

Let x be the number of tulip bulbs and y be the number of daffodil bulbs.

According to the given statement , we have

`y= 6x--------------(1)\\x+y=350-------------------(2)`

Substitute the value of y from (1) in (2) , we get

`x+6x=350`

`7x=350`

Divide both sides by 7 , we get

x= 50

Out value of x in (1) , we get

`y= 6(50)=300`

Hence, He should plant 50 tulip bulbs and 300 daffodil bulbs .