SOLUTION: A landscaping company buys 10 rose bushes and 25 magnolia trees for a project. What fraction of the purchase were rose bushes?

Question 179398: A landscaping company buys 10 rose bushes and 25 magnolia trees for a project. What fraction of the purchase were rose bushes?
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there was 35 items all together
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so 10/35=2/7 of the purchase was rose bushes
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