Question

In a bouquet the ratio of pink flowers to blue flowers is 3 to 6. If there are 72 pink flowers, how many flower are there in the bouquet altogether?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Explanation:

3

:

6

is the ratio, add them

3+6=9

72

9

=

8

so one part is 8

3

×

8

:

6

×

8

24:48

Answer 2

Answer:

let the no. of blue flowers be x

3:6=72:x

x=144

therefore, no. of blue flowers = 144 and no. of pink flowers = 72

so, toatal no. of flowers = 186