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In a florist shop, the ratio of roses to tulips is 5 : 3. The shop has 72 tulips on Friday morning.
If the florist uses up half of each type of flower to fill an order, will the ratio of roses to tulips in the shop change?
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Answer:

After the order, there are 60 roses and 36 tulips, which is equivalent to 5 : 3. The ratio does not change.

Step by step:

72 divided by 2 is 36.

36 divided by 3 is 12.

5 times 12 is 60.

So, the ratio is 60:36

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In a florist shop, if the florist uses up half of each type of flower to fill an order, the ratio of roses to tulips will change and it will be 60 roses: 36 tulips.

Given that:

  • the ratio of roses to tulips is 5: 3
  • On a Friday morning, the shop has (x) roses: 72 tulips

We can form a system of equations; where

  • 5: 3   ---- (1)
  • x: 72 ---- (2)

Let cross multiply the above equations to determine for the value of x:

i.e.

  • 3x = (5 × 72)
  • x = (5 × 72)/3
  • x = 120

So, on that Friday morning, when the shop has 72 tulips, they have 120 roses.

Now, if half of each type of flowers were used to fill an order, then the ratio of the roses to tulips will be:

  • (120/2)  roses : (72/2) tulips
  • 60 roses: 36 tulips

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