Question

mary picks 15 flowers from her garden. if 3 out of 5 of the flowers are red, how many red flowers does mary pick?

Answer 1

Answer: Mary picks 9 red flowers.

Explanation:

3/5 = x/15

you first cross mulitiply 5 by x and 3 by 15

5x/5 = 45/5

then you divide 45 by 5 and get 9.

x = 9 red flowers