SOLUTION: Joan has a flower garden that is made up of tulips and daisies. Her flower garden has a tulip to daisy ratio of 4:5. What is the number of tulips if Joan has 225 flowers in her

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Question 1186500: Joan has a flower garden that is made up of tulips
and daisies. Her flower garden has a tulip to daisy ratio
of 4:5. What is the number of tulips if Joan has 225
flowers in her garden?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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4 parts and 5 parts are 9 parts.

225=9%2A25 so each 1 part is 25.

How many tulips?
4%2A25=highlight%28100%29