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A florist sold 12 flower bouqets yesterday, including 2 daisy bouquets. Based on past data, how many of the next 18 boquetes sold should you expect to be daisy bouquets?

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Answer: 3

Explanation:

A florist sold 12 flower bouqets yesterday, which included 2 daisy bouquets. This shows that the fraction of daisy bouquet is 2/12 = 1/6.

Therefore, if there are 18 boquetes sold, the number that's expected to be daisy bouquets will be:

= 1/6 × 18

= 3

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