Question

The ratio of yellow flowers to the total number in a bucket is 5 to 9. How many flowers are yellow if there are 45 flowers in all

Answer 1

Answer 25 yellow flowers

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x -----> the number of yellow flowers

y ----> the total number of flowers

we know that

----> ---> equation A

----> equation B

substitute the value of y in the equation A and solve for x