Question

A spring table arrangement of 30 flowers contains only two kinds of flowers,

daffodils and tulips. The number of tulips, t, is one-fourth the number of
daffodils. Write an equation that represents the relationship between the
number of tulips and the number of daffodils in the arrangement.

Answer 1

t = (1/4)d

or

t/d = 1/4

Explanation:

t = number of tulips

d = number of daffodils

t = (1/4)d

or

t/d = 1/4

t + d = 30

so, when using the first equation in the second we get

(1/4)d + d = 30

multiplying both sides by 4 to get rid of the fraction :

d + 4d = 120

5d = 120

d = 24

t = (1/4)d = 1/4 × 24 = 6