The owner of a bike shop sells unicycle and bicycles and keeps inventory by counting seats and wheels. One day she counts 20 sea
ts and 28 wheels. The equation representing the total number of seats is u+b=20 where u is the number of unicycles and b is the number of bicycles. Select the equation representing the number of wheels.
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The ratio for Rowan = <u>4:1</u>.
The ratio for Marcia = <u>10:1</u>.
The ratio for Jillian = <u>5:1</u>.
The ratio for Lulua = <u>6:1</u>.
The smallest ratio among these for purple to white flowers is for Rowan, that is, <u>4:1</u>.
Ratios are fractions in the simplest form representing the relationship between two quantities.
The ratio of purple to white flowers for each friend can be shown as:-
Rowan:
The number of purple flowers = 8
The number of white flowers = 2
Thus, the fraction of purple to white flowers = 8/2 = 4/1.
Thus, the ratio for Rowan = 4:1.
Marcia:
The number of purple flowers = 10
The number of white flowers = 1
Thus, the fraction of purple to white flowers = 10/1.
Thus, the ratio for Marcia = 10:1.
Jillian:
The number of purple flowers = 10
The number of white flowers = 2
Thus, the fraction of purple to white flowers = 10/2 = 5/1.
Thus, the ratio for Jillian = 5:1.
Lulua:
The number of purple flowers = 18
The number of white flowers = 3
Thus, the fraction of purple to white flowers = 18/3 = 6/1.
Thus, the ratio for Lulua = 6:1.
The smallest ratio among these for purple to white flowers is for Rowan, that is, <u>4:1</u>.
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