PSLE A florist had some poppies and carnations. She sold
15 of the poppies and
13 of the carnations.
56 of the flowers sold were poppies. What fraction of the flowers did the florist sell?
|
Poppies |
Carnations |
Total |
Before |
5x5 = 25 u |
3 u
|
28 u |
Change |
- 1x5 = - 5 u |
- 1 u |
|
Comparing poppies and carnations sold |
- 5x1 = - 5 u |
- 1x1 = - 1 u |
- 6x1 = - 6 u |
After |
4x5 = 20 u |
2 u |
22 u |
Number of poppies sold is repeated. Make the number of poppies the same. LCM of 1 and 5 is 5.
Total number of flowers sold = 6 u
Total number of flowers
= 25 u + 3 u
= 28 u
Fraction of the flowers that the florist sold
=
628 =
314 Answer(s):
314