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A florist uses 10 red roses for every 4 white roses in her bouquets. What is the ratio of red roses to the total number of flowers?

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10:4~ 10/4~ 10 to 4 those are different ways to put the ratio!
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10:14 or 10 to 14

The total number of roses is 14 and there are 10 red roses. For every 14 roses there are 10 red roses.
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