Question

Lara planted some seeds. For every 3 seeds Lara planted, only 2 seeds grew.

Altogether, 12 seeds grew. How many seeds did Lara plant

plz show the calculation

Answer 1

Given:

For every 3 seeds Lara planted, only 2 seeds grew.

Altogether, 12 seeds grew.

To find:

The number of total seeds planted by Lara.

Solution:

It is given that for every 3 seeds Lara planted, only 2 seeds grew. It means the ratio of total seeds planted to seeds grew is 3:2.

Altogether, 12 seeds grew.

Let x be the number of total seeds planted by Lara. Then,

`x:12=3:2`

`(x)/(12)=(3)/(2)`

`x=(3)/(2)* 12`

`x=18`

Therefore, the total number of seeds planter by Lara is 18.