Question

Julie grew 36 flowers with 12 seed packets. How many seed packets does Julie need to have a total of 78 flowers in her garden? Assume the relationship is directly proportional.

Answer 1

Given:

36 flowers --------------> 12 packets

78 flowers --------------> ?

Then:

`\frac{78\text{ flowers x 12 packets}}{36\text{ flowers}}=\text{ 26 packets}`