Question

mrs. Ruiz planted 14 flowers in three plots she planted 4 flowers in 1 blue pot and split the rest equally between 2 red plots add symbols to the equation below then solve the equation to find the number of flowers mrs. Ruiz planet and each of the two red plots

Answer 1

Total numbers of flowers = 14

4 flowers in the blue pot

Then, 14 - 4 = 10 plants

10 plants were equally planted in 2 red pots.

10 = 2r

r = 5 flowers

Mrs Ruiz planted 4 flowers in the blue pot and 5 flowers in each of the red pots.