Question

The ratio of tulips to violets is 5:6 and the total number of flowers is 99 if 10 tulips are added how many violets must be added to maintain a ratio of 5:6

Answer 1

Answer:

  12

Step-by-step explanation:

The given ratio is ...

  tulips : violets = 5 : 6 = 10 : 12 . . . . . . . .multiply by 2

This tells us that maintaining the ratio will require 12 violets to be added for an addition of 10 tulips.