Question

There are 4 times as many pink roses as red roses in Amy's garden. There are 9 more pink roses than red roses. How many red roses are there in Amy's garden?

Answer 1

There are 3 red roses in Amy's garden.

Explanation:

Given:

There are 4 times as many pink roses as red roses in Amy's garden.

There are 9 more pink roses than red roses.

Now, to find the red roses in Amy's garden.

Let the number of red roses be
`x`.

So, the number of pink roses =
`4x.`

As given, there are 9 more pink roses than red roses.

According to question:

`4x=x+9`

Subtracting both sides by
`x` we get:

`3x=9`

Dividing both sides by 3 we get:

`x=3.`

Therefore, there are 3 red roses in Amy's garden.