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A florist has 78 white roses and 65 red roses. The florist arranges the roses into groups that have the same ratio of white roses to red roses as the whole collection of roses. How many white roses are in a group that has 10 red roses? Complete the ratio table to solve the problem.

Respuesta :

Niusha
78:65
Highest common multiple = 13
78 divided by 13 = 6
65 divided by 13 = 5
6:5

White : Red
6 : 5
x : 10
10 divided by 5 = 2
Therefore
6 x 2 = x
x = 12
There answer is 12 white roses
obasola1

Answer:

x=12

Explanation:

A florist has 78 white roses and 65 red roses. The florist arranges the roses into groups that have the same ratio of white roses to red roses as the whole collection of roses. How many white roses are in a group that has 10 red roses? Complete the ratio table to solve the problem.

first we look for the ratio of 78 white roses to 65 red roses

78/65=

1.2

now how many white roses are ina group that has 10 red roses

we say 1.2=x:10

x=1.2*10

x=12 white roses

Complete the ratio table to solve the problem.

White Roses 78 6       12

Red Roses 65    5 10

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