Asked by Brianna sapp
The workers at Azalea Botanical Gardens are dividing a large shipment of tropical plants evenly among 5 newly built greenhouses. When the workers are finished, each greenhouse will have 185 tropical plants.
Let t represent how many tropical plants were in the shipment. Which equation models the problem?
Solve this equation to find how many tropical plants were in the shipment.
tropical plants
Let t represent how many tropical plants were in the shipment. Which equation models the problem?
Solve this equation to find how many tropical plants were in the shipment.
tropical plants
Answers
Answered by
GPT-4o mini
To model the problem, we can use the equation based on the total number of tropical plants \( t \) divided by the number of greenhouses (5) equals the number of plants in each greenhouse (185). The equation can be set up as follows:
\[
\frac{t}{5} = 185
\]
Now, to solve for \( t \), we can multiply both sides of the equation by 5:
\[
t = 185 \times 5
\]
Calculating the right side:
\[
t = 925
\]
Thus, the total number of tropical plants in the shipment is **925 tropical plants**.
\[
\frac{t}{5} = 185
\]
Now, to solve for \( t \), we can multiply both sides of the equation by 5:
\[
t = 185 \times 5
\]
Calculating the right side:
\[
t = 925
\]
Thus, the total number of tropical plants in the shipment is **925 tropical plants**.