Question

There were 99 tulips in the field. Only 3/9 bloomed. How many tulips bloomed? How many did not bloom?

Answer 1

Answer: 33 tulips bloomed / 66 tulips did not bloom

Explanation:

Given:

Total number of tulips = 99

Total number of tulips bloomed = 3/9 of total

Solve:

Step One: Find the number of tulips that bloomed

99 × (3/9) = 99 × (1/3) = 33 tulips

Step Two: Find the number of tulips that did not bloom

99 - 33 = 66 tulips

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