SOLUTION: Mary has 13 flowers, five of which are roses. The rest are tulips. Six of the flowers are white, and the remaining flowers are red. At least how many tulips are red?

Question 982842: Mary has 13 flowers, five of which are roses. The rest are tulips. Six of the
flowers are white, and the remaining flowers are red. At least how many tulips
are red?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If she has 13 flowers and 5 of them are roses, then 8 of them are tulips. If 6 of the 13 flowers are white, then consider the case that all of the white flowers are tulips...

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