SOLUTION: the ratio of roses to carnations that a florist ordered was 3 to 4. If the florist received a total of 441 flowers, how many of those were roses?
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Question 72967: the ratio of roses to carnations that a florist ordered was 3 to 4. If the florist received a total of 441 flowers, how many of those were roses? Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the ratio of roses to carnations that a florist ordered was 3 to 4. If the florist received a total of 441 flowers, how many of those were roses?
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If the ratio of roses to carnations was 3/4 and all the florist ordered was carnations and roses, then 3 out of every 7 flowers was a rose.
189 were roses.
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