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in a flower bouquet 13/30 of the flowers were roses 2/5 of the flowers were orchids and the remaining were gladioli if the number of gladioli were 7, how many flowers were there in bouquet |
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Answer» Roses = 13/30 So remaining = 17/30 Orchid = 2/5 out of 17/30 So remaining = 17/30 - 2/5 = (17-12)/30 = 5/30 Gladioli = 7 that is 5/30 Let TOTAL flower = x So 5/30 of x = 7 5/30 * x = 7 x = 7 * 30/5 x = 42 Total flowers = 42 |
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