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# If there are only tulips and daffodils in a garden and the ratio of tu

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19 Feb 2019, 23:44
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If there are only tulips and daffodils in a garden and the ratio of tulips to daffodils is 3 : 5, what percent of the flowers in the garden are daffodils?

A. 37.5%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 62.5%
E. 133.3%

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19 Feb 2019, 23:53
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tulips = 3k
daffodils = 5k
Total flowers = 8k
Percentage of daffodils $$= \frac{5k}{8k} \times 100 = 62.5 %$$
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20 Feb 2019, 02:08
Bunuel wrote:
If there are only tulips and daffodils in a garden and the ratio of tulips to daffodils is 3 : 5, what percent of the flowers in the garden are daffodils?

A. 37.5%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 62.5%
E. 133.3%

3:5 t:d

total ; 8
so % of d ; 5/8 * 100 ; 62.5%
IMO D
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