Question

Bouquets are to be made using white tulips and red tulips, and the ratio of the number of white tulips to the number of red tulips is to be the same in each bouquet. If there are 15 white tulips and 85 red tulips available for the bouquets, what is the greatest number of bouquets that can be made using all the tulips available?A. 3B. 5C. 8D. 10E. 13

Answer 1

B. 5

Explanation:

The highest common factor between 85 and 15 = 5

therefore the ratio of red to white tulip = 17:3

That is red tulip ratio 85/5 = 17

White tulip ratio 15/5 = 3