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 in her garden?
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let number of Rosalie's roses be x
then Elizabeth has 1 7/10 x or 17x/10
given: 17x/10 = 51
17x = 510
x = 30 <---- Rosalie's number of roses
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To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation based on the given information and then solve for the unknown variable. Let's break down the problem step by step:
1. Elizabeth has 1 7/10 (or 17/10) as many plants as Rosalie has in her garden.
2. Let's assume the number of plants Rosalie has in her garden is "x".
3. According to the given information, we can write the following equation: 17/10 * x = 51.
To solve for "x", we need to isolate it on one side of the equation:
1. Multiply both sides of the equation by 10 (to eliminate the fraction): 10 * (17/10) * x = 10 * 51.
This simplifies to: 17x = 510.
2. Divide both sides of the equation by 17, in order to solve for x:
x = 510 / 17.
This simplifies to: x = 30.
Therefore, Rosalie has 30 plants in her garden.
Elizabeth has 51 plants, so we need to find out how many plants Rosalie has. To do this, we need to divide 51 by 1 7/10. To make this easier, we can convert 1 7/10 into a decimal by dividing the numerator (7) by the denominator (10). This gives us 0.7.
Now we can divide 51 by 0.7. This gives us 72.86. This means that Rosalie has 72 plants in her garden.