Michelle is planting flowers in her garden. She wants the ratio of daisies to carnations to be 3 to 2. Michelle wants to plant a total of 30 flowers. How many daisies should she plant?(2 points)
Responses
6 daisies
6 daisies
28 daisies
28 daisies
18 daisies
18 daisies
15 daisies
To find the number of daisies Michelle should plant, we need to find what proportion of the total number of flowers should be daisies.
The ratio of daisies to carnations is 3 to 2, which means for every 3 daisies, there are 2 carnations.
If we divide the total number of flowers by the sum of the parts of the ratio (3+2=5), we can find one part of the ratio:
30/5 = 6
So one part of the ratio is equal to 6 flowers.
To find the number of daisies, we multiply the number of parts (3) by the value of one part (6):
3*6 = 18
Therefore, Michelle should plant 18 daisies.