Question

In a flower garden, there are 5 tulips for every 8 daisies. If there are 45 tulips, how many daisies are there?

Answer 1

54 daisies?

Answer 2

Let x be the number of daisies that go with 45 tulips.
x is some positive whole number

\(\Large \frac{\text{5 tulips}}{\text{8 daisies}}=\frac{\text{45 tulips}}{\text{x daisies}}\)

\(\Large \frac{5}{8}=\frac{45}{x}\)

\(\large 5x=8*45 ... \text{ cross multiply}\)

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