Question

in a boutique the ratio of pink flowers to blue flowers is 3 to 6 if there are 72 pink flowers how many flowers are there in the bouquet all together?

Answer 1

`\bf \cfrac{pink}{blue}\qquad \cfrac{3}{6}=\cfrac{72}{b}\implies b=\cfrac{72\cdot 6}{3}\implies \boxed{b=144} \\\\\\ \textit{so, there are a total of }72 + 144`