ScottTargetTestPrep wrote:
nick1816 wrote:
In a garden, there are 5 rose plants for every 7 marigold plants. There are 3 marigold plants for every 11 pegunias and 2 pegunias for every 9 cactus plants. What is the minimum number of plants in the garden?
A. 113
B. 793
C. 819
D. 919
E. 988
A. 113
B. 793
C. 819
D. 919
E. 988
We can create the ratios:
R : M = 5 : 7
M : P = 3 : 11
P : C = 2 : 9
P, at a minimum, must be 22, so we have:
R : M = 5 : 7
M : P = 6 : 22
P : C = 22 : 99
M, at a minimum is 42, so we have:
R : M = 30 : 42
M : P = 42 : 154
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