PSLE A florist had some tulips and daffodils. She sold
16 of the tulips and
512 of the daffodils.
49 of the flowers sold were tulips. What fraction of the flowers did the florist sell?
|
Tulips |
Daffodils |
Total |
Before |
6x4 = 24 u |
12 u
|
36 u |
Change |
- 1x4 = - 4 u |
- 5 u |
|
Comparing tulips and daffodils sold |
- 4x1 = - 4 u |
- 5x1 = - 5 u |
- 9x1 = - 9 u |
After |
5x4 = 20 u |
7 u |
27 u |
Number of tulips sold is repeated. Make the number of tulips the same. LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.
Total number of flowers sold = 9 u
Total number of flowers
= 24 u + 12 u
= 36 u
Fraction of the flowers that the florist sold
=
936 =
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