There were 1320 pumpkins in a pumpkin patch,
but it was difficult for farmer Joe to find the
perfect pumpkin.
• Every third pumpkin was too small.
• Every fourth pumpkin was too green.
• Every fifth pumpkin had a broken stem.
• Every sixth pumpkin had the wrong shape.
How many perfect pumpkins did farmer Joe find
in the pumpkin patch?
we thought the answer was 440. 1320/6=220. Then 1320-220=1100. then 1100/5=220. then subtract 1100-220=880 nd so on...does that make sense?
Please study the answers you were given earlier.
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440 is not the right answer... it's 528 with the venn diagram
but i don't know how the diagram is suppose to look
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Of 500 employees, 200 participate in a company's profit sharing plan(P), 400 have major insurance coverage(M), & 150 employees participate in both programs. Construct a Venn diagram and find out the probability that a randomly selected employees a) will be a participant in at least one of two programs b)Will not be a participant in either program
Yes, your method makes sense! Let's go through the steps you've described step by step to determine the number of perfect pumpkins farmer Joe found in the pumpkin patch.
Step 1: Divide the total number of pumpkins (1320) by 6 to find the number of pumpkins that had the wrong shape (since every sixth pumpkin had the wrong shape).
1320 / 6 = 220
Step 2: Subtract the number of pumpkins with the wrong shape (220) from the total number of pumpkins (1320) to find the remaining pumpkins.
1320 - 220 = 1100
Step 3: Divide the remaining pumpkins (1100) by 5 to find the number of pumpkins with a broken stem (since every fifth pumpkin had a broken stem).
1100 / 5 = 220
Step 4: Subtract the number of pumpkins with a broken stem (220) from the remaining pumpkins (1100) to find the number of perfect pumpkins that farmer Joe found.
1100 - 220 = 880
So, according to your calculations, farmer Joe found 880 perfect pumpkins in the pumpkin patch.