Question

Gina landscapes her flowerbed using pansies and tulips. The ratio of pansies to tulips is 5:2. Gina plants a total of 42 flowers. How many pansies does Gina plant in her flowerbed?

Answer 1

Answer:

30

Explanations:

Ratio of pansies to tuilip = 5 : 2

Total number of flowers planted = 42

Total ratio = 5 + 2

Total ratio = 7

Number of Pansies planted = (5/7) x 42

Number of Pansies planted = 5 x 6

Number of pansies planted = 30