Question

Michelle is planting flowers in her garden. She wants the ratio of daisies to carnations to be 3 to 2. Michelle wants to plant a total of 30 flowers. How many daisies should she plant?(2 points)
Responses

6 daisies
6 daisies
28 daisies
28 daisies
18 daisies
18 daisies
15 daisies

Answer 1

To find the number of daisies Michelle should plant, we need to find what proportion of the total number of flowers should be daisies.

The ratio of daisies to carnations is 3 to 2, which means for every 3 daisies, there are 2 carnations.

If we divide the total number of flowers by the sum of the parts of the ratio (3+2=5), we can find one part of the ratio:

30/5 = 6

So one part of the ratio is equal to 6 flowers.

To find the number of daisies, we multiply the number of parts (3) by the value of one part (6):

3*6 = 18

Therefore, Michelle should plant 18 daisies.