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The decorating committee for a school

banquet decides to put flowers on each table. Each
batch of flowers will have 3 white carnations and
5 yellow carnations. The committee will need 60
white carnations. What is the total number of
white
and yellow carnations the committee will
need?
A. 20
B. 100
C. 120
D. 160

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Answer:

D. 160

Explanation:

This question can be solved by proportions, using a rule of three.

In this question:

For each 3 white carnations, 5 yellows are needed, which leaves us with 8 total carnations. So for 60 white, the total is:

3 white - 8 total

60 white - x total

So


3x = 60*8

Dividing both sides by 3


x = 20*8 = 160

The correct answer is given by option D.

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