Question

Last week, a florist sold 4000

roses. Of the roses sold, 5 out of
every 8 roses were red. How many
red roses did she sell?
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Answer 1

2500 roses are red.

Explanation:

The numbers of 8 roses are,

→ r = 4000 ÷ 8

→ [ r = 500 times ]

Then amount of red roses are,

→ r × 5

→ 500 × 5

→ 2500 roses

Thus, answer is 2500 roses.

Answer 2

• The florist sold 2500 red roses

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Given

• Total roses sold = 4000,
• Fraction of red roses to total = 5/8.

How many red roses did she sell?

• 4000*5/8 = 2500