Question

the ratio of red roses to pink roses in a garden sculpture is 7 to 6. if there are 84 red roses, how many pink roses are in the garden sculpture?

Answer 1

72 pink roses

Explanation:

the 7 part of the ratio applies to the 84 red roses , then

84 ÷ 7 = 12 ← value of 1 part of the ratio , so

6 parts = 6 × 12 = 72

that is there are 72 pink roses