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Text-to-Speech 11. Diva wants to make a flower arrangement for her aunt's birthday. She wants 1/3 of the arrangement to be roses. She has 12 roses. How many other flowers does she need to finish the arrangement?

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\begin{gathered} \text{We have} \\ (1)/(3)x=12 \\ x=12\cdot3 \\ x=36 \\ \\ \text{ The need in total 36 flowers, but she have 12 roses} \\ \\ \text{ thus she only needs 24 flowers!} \end{gathered}

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