Question

If the ratio of red roses to pink roses is 5 to 4 and there are a total of 45 roses, how many of them are red?

Answer 1

Answer: There will be 25 red roses and 20 pink roses.

Step-by-step explanation: If the ratio is 5 to 4 then we can add 5 and 4 together to get 9. 45 is divisible by 9. 9 goes into 45, 5 times. If we multiply 5 by 5 then it will be 25 which is 5/9 of 45. Then if we do the same thing but we multiply 4 times 5 then we will get 20 which is the other 4/9 of the ratio.