Question

anushka had certain number of flowers. she offered 20 of these in a temple and found that the ratio of the remaining number of flowers to that she had in the beginning is 3:8. how many flowers did she have at the beginning​

Answer 1

Answer:

32

Step-by-step explanation:

let the no.of flowers she had be x.

no of flowers she gave = 20

now, acc to question,

$\frac{x-20}{x}$ = $\frac{3}{8}$

= 8 ( x - 20) = 3x

= 8x - 160 = 3x

5x = 160

x = 160/5 = 32.

therefore she has 32 flowers in the beginning.