Over the summer, for every 12 okra seeds Dana planted, 7 grew into plants. If he planted 156 okra seeds, how many grew into plants?
A. 267
B. 76
C. 151
D. 91

Question

Over the summer, for every 12 okra seeds Dana planted, 7 grew into plants. If he planted 156 okra seeds, how many grew into plants?
A. 267
B.  76
C. 151
D. 91

hero · Answer

x = # of seed groups planted

12x = total number of okra seeds planted
7x = total number of plants grown

156 okra seeds were planted so
12x = 156
x = 156/12
x = 13

13 seed groups planted

Multiply the number of seed groups planted by 7 to get the total number of plants grown.