Question

In a garden, 20% of the plants are ferns and the remaining are flowers. if the number of ferns is 180 fewer than the number of flowers, how many plants are there in all?

Answer 1

Answer:

300 plants

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the total no of plants be x

20% of x = ferns = 0.2x

Rest is flowers ie;  x-0.2x=0.8x

The difference between flowers and ferns is 180

ie; 0.8x-0.2x=180

0.6x=180

x=300