Lara is making wreaths to sell at 4 craft shows. For each wreath, she uses the same number of blue flowers. She has 7 dozen blue
flowers. Which shows the partial quotients that will help Lara find the greatest number of blue flowers she can use for each show? One dozen is 12 flowers.
The greatest number of blue flowers she can use for each show is 21.
Since Lara is making wreaths to sell at 4 craft shows, and for each wreath, she uses the same number of blue flowers, and she has 7 dozen blue flowers, to determine the greatest number of blue flowers she can use for each show you must perform the following calculation:
(7 x 12) / 4 = X
84/4 = X
21 = X
Therefore, the greatest number of blue flowers she can use for each show is 21.
Since only one person can finish in first place, one in second, etc., the total number of placers is 12x11x10, or 1320 different ways the 12 racers can finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd.... ☺☺☺☺