Question

The ratio of tulips to other flowers in a garden is 3:5.   What percent of the flowers in the garden are tulips? Answer Options with 5 options A. 16.6% B. 37.5% C. 40% D. 60% E. 62.5%

Answer 1

ok so to get the persent you would have to miltiply 20 by both 3 and 5 and youshould get D. 60% as your correct answer 

Answer 2

3:5 or 3/5
so... namely of all the flowers in the garden, 3/5 are tulips,
now, how to write that as percentage?
`3/ 5\cdot 100`