Q. he uses 2 roses for every 5 carnations in the Spring Medley bouquets. Today she will make a Spring Medley bouquet with 16 roses.
Identify Ratio: Identify the ratio of roses to carnations in the Spring Medley bouquets. The ratio given is 2 roses for every 5 carnations.
Determine Times Ratio Fits: Determine the number of times the ratio fits into the number of roses used in the bouquet. Since there are 16 roses, we divide 16 by the number of roses in the ratio, which is 2. Calculation: 16 roses ÷2 roses per ratio =8 ratios.
Calculate Number of Carnations: Calculate the number of carnations needed by multiplying the number of ratios by the number of carnations per ratio.Calculation: 8 ratios ×5 carnations per ratio = 40 carnations.
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