Question
A biology class examined some flowers in a local meadow. They saw 40 flowers, of which 85% were perennials. How many perennial flowers did the students see?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the number of perennial flowers, we first need to calculate 85% of the total number of flowers observed, which is 40.
To do this, we can use the formula:
\[
\text{Number of perennial flowers} = \text{Total flowers} \times \text{Percentage of perennials}
\]
Substituting in the values:
\[
\text{Number of perennial flowers} = 40 \times 0.85
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
\text{Number of perennial flowers} = 34
\]
Therefore, the students saw **34 perennial flowers**.
To do this, we can use the formula:
\[
\text{Number of perennial flowers} = \text{Total flowers} \times \text{Percentage of perennials}
\]
Substituting in the values:
\[
\text{Number of perennial flowers} = 40 \times 0.85
\]
Calculating this gives:
\[
\text{Number of perennial flowers} = 34
\]
Therefore, the students saw **34 perennial flowers**.