Question

7/15 of the plants have wilted. 105 plants are wilted. How many were in the field?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let's call the total number of plants in the field "x".

7/15 of the plants have wilted, which means that 7/15 * x plants have wilted.

And we know that 105 plants have wilted, so we can set up an equation to solve for x:

7/15 * x = 105

x = 105 / 7 / 15

x = 105 × 15 / 7

x = 1575 / 7

x = 225 plants.