Elizabeth has 1 7/10 as many plants as Rosalie has in her garden. If Elizabeth has 51 plants, how many plants does Rosalie have?
Is the answer 1/30?
1/30 (a fraction of a plant) makes no sense whatever. You need to get into the habit of taking a look at your answer and asking, "Does that make any sense?"
e = (1 7/10)*r
51 = 17/10 * r
r = 10/17 * 51 = 30
Rosalie has 30 plants
e=17/10*r
bring (r)51=(17/10) loose (e)
do (r) carry bk over to evaluate at invert this time (10th/17)*51
0.58*51=29.58 or 30
No, the answer is not 1/30. Let me explain how to solve this problem step by step.
To find out how many plants Rosalie has, we need to first determine the ratio between the number of plants Elizabeth has and the number of plants Rosalie has.
Given that Elizabeth has 1 7/10 as many plants as Rosalie, we can set up the following equation:
Elizabeth's Plants = Rosalie's Plants * 1 7/10
Now, we are given that Elizabeth has 51 plants, so we can substitute this into the equation:
51 = Rosalie's Plants * 1 7/10
To isolate Rosalie's Plants, we need to divide both sides of the equation by 1 7/10:
51 / (1 7/10) = Rosalie's Plants
To simplify the division, we need to convert the mixed number 1 7/10 to an improper fraction. The improper fraction equivalent of 1 7/10 is (10 * 1 + 7) / 10, which equals 17/10.
Now, let's simplify the division:
51 / (17/10) = Rosalie's Plants
To divide by a fraction, we can multiply by the reciprocal of the fraction:
51 * (10/17) = Rosalie's Plants
Evaluating the expression on the right side of the equation, we get:
510/17 = Rosalie's Plants
Using long division or a calculator, we find that 510 divided by 17 is equal to 30. Therefore, we can conclude that Rosalie has 30 plants in her garden.