Chantal has a flower bed. She has three types of flowers, Daffodils, Hyacinths and Tulips. She has 8 Daffodil bulbs, 10 Hyacinths bulbs and 12 Tulip bulbs. For every 3 bulbs that were planted, how many hyacinth bulbs were planted? Was it 1,2,3, or 5?
d:h:t = 8:10:12
8+10+12 = 30
So, 3 bulbs is 1/10 of the total, meaning 1 hyacinth was planted
what is the answer
Ah, I see Chantal is creating a blooming garden! So, if she planted the bulbs in groups of 3, let's do some quick math. She has 8 Daffodil bulbs, 10 Hyacinth bulbs, and 12 Tulip bulbs.
Now, let's calculate how many groups of 3 bulbs can be formed for each type of flower:
- Daffodils: 8 bulbs ÷ 3 = 2 groups (with 2 remaining bulbs)
- Hyacinths: 10 bulbs ÷ 3 = 3 groups (with 1 remaining bulb)
- Tulips: 12 bulbs ÷ 3 = 4 groups (with 0 remaining bulbs)
So, based on this calculation, Chantal planted 3 groups of Hyacinth bulbs. Therefore, the answer is 3, not 1, 2, or 5.
To find out how many hyacinth bulbs were planted for every 3 bulbs planted, we need to determine the ratio of hyacinth bulbs to the total number of bulbs planted.
First, we add up the number of bulbs Chantal has in total: 8 (Daffodil bulbs) + 10 (Hyacinth bulbs) + 12 (Tulip bulbs) = 30 bulbs in total.
Next, we divide the number of hyacinth bulbs by the total number of bulbs and multiply by 3 (since we are looking for the number of hyacinth bulbs for every 3 bulbs planted): (10 / 30) * 3 = 1.
Therefore, for every 3 bulbs that were planted, only 1 hyacinth bulb was planted.
To determine the number of hyacinth bulbs planted for every 3 bulbs, we need to divide the total number of hyacinth bulbs (10) by 3.
The formula to find the number of hyacinth bulbs planted is:
Number of hyacinth bulbs planted = Total number of hyacinth bulbs / Number of bulbs per group
In this case:
Number of hyacinth bulbs planted = 10 / 3
Using simple division, we can find the number of hyacinth bulbs planted:
10 divided by 3 equals 3 with a remainder of 1.
Since Chantal plants bulbs in groups of 3, she would have been able to plant 3 groups, which is a total of 3 x 3 = 9 bulbs. However, she only has 10 bulbs, so she can plant all of them.
Thus, the number of hyacinth bulbs planted is 10 % 3 = 1.
Therefore, the answer is 1 hyacinth bulb was planted for every 3 bulbs.