SOLUTION: 1/5 number of butterflies in agarden are on jasmines and 1/3 of them are on roses.Three times the difference of the butterfllies o jasmines and are on roses are on lillies.If the r

Question 626840: 1/5 number of butterflies in agarden are on jasmines and 1/3 of them are on roses.Three times the difference of the butterfllies o jasmines and are on roses are on lillies.If the remaining one is flying frely,then find the total number of butterflies in the garden
Answer by KMST(5398) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let be the total number of butterflies in the garden.
butterflies are on jasmines.
butterflies (a larger number) are on roses.
The difference is

Three times that difference,
,
is the number of butterflies on lilies.
The total number is
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Multiplying both sides of the equal sign times 15:
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Subtracting 14x from both sides of the equal sign:
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