Travant is planning a garden that will cover 1,600 square yards. he wants the ratio of space planting with flowers to space planted with vegetables to be 3:5. how many square yards of flowers will travant have?

could you show the working

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Carly Kirk

28 December, 17:31

Travant is planning a garden that will cover 1,600 square yards. he wants the ratio of space planting with flowers to space planted with vegetables to be 3:5. how many square yards of flowers will travant have?

could you show the working

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Colton Massey · Answer 1

Area covered by flowers is X

Area covered by vegetables is Y

X/Y = 3/5

5X = 3Y

X + Y = 1600

X + 5/3X = 1600

8/3X = 1600

X = 1600 * 3 / 8 = 600 Sq Yards

Ann Brady · Answer 2

3+5 = 8 then divide 1600 by

8 = 200 then multiply 3 x 200 = 600

Travant is planning a garden that will cover 1,600 square yards. he wants the ratio of space planting with flowers to space planted with vegetables to be 3:5. how many square yards of flowers will travant have?could you show the working

Travant is planning a garden that will cover 1,600 square yards. he wants the ratio of space planting with flowers to space planted with vegetables to be 3:5. how many square yards of flowers will travant have?

could you show the working