rasheed rasheed

22-02-2015
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travant is planning a garden that will cover 1,600 square yards. he wants the ratio of space planting with flowers to space planted with vegetables to be 3:5. how many square yards of flowers will travant have?

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THEGUY1986 THEGUY1986

22-02-2015

3+5 =8 then divide 1600 by
8 =200 then multiply 3 x 200 = 600

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mathlovingguy mathlovingguy

22-02-2015

Area covered by flowers is X
Area covered by vegetables is Y

X/Y = 3/5
5X = 3Y

X + Y = 1600
X + 5/3X = 1600
8/3X = 1600

X = 1600 * 3 / 8 = 600 Sq Yards

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