Given:
For every 3 seeds Lara planted, only 2 seeds grew.
Altogether, 12 seeds grew.
To find:
The number of total seeds planted by Lara.
Solution:
It is given that for every 3 seeds Lara planted, only 2 seeds grew. It means the ratio of total seeds planted to seeds grew is 3:2.
Altogether, 12 seeds grew.
Let x be the number of total seeds planted by Lara. Then,




Therefore, the total number of seeds planter by Lara is 18.
I'll solve it algebraically
x+y=4
x-3y=12
multiply first equatoin by -1 and add to second
-x-y=-4
<u>x-3y=12 +</u>
0x-4y=8
-4y=8
divide both sides by -4
y=-2
sub back
x+y=4
x+-2=4
add 2 to both sides
x=6
x=6
y=-2
(6,-2)
Answer:
35 ft
Step-by-step explanation: