A pineapple was found to have two sets of opposing spirals formed by its leaves. The clockwise spiral has x leaves. The number of leaves in the counterclockwise direction is 5 more than that in the clockwise direction. These leaf numbers are consecutive numbers in the Fibonacci sequence.

Which equation is true for the number of leaves in the two spirals?
A. x+5/x=1.6
B. 5/x=1.6
C. x+5/5=1.6
D. x/5=1.6
can anyone help and explain this to me???

Question

A pineapple was found to have two sets of opposing spirals formed by its leaves. The clockwise spiral has x leaves. The number of leaves in the counterclockwise direction is 5 more than that in the clockwise direction. These leaf numbers are consecutive numbers in the Fibonacci sequence.

Which equation is true for the number of leaves in the two spirals?
A. x+5/x=1.6
B. 5/x=1.6
C. x+5/5=1.6
D. x/5=1.6
can anyone help and explain this to me???

campbell_st · Answer

well the larger quantity(x +5) needs to be divided by a smaller quantity (x) to get a value of 1.6 

hope this helps