Mirette wants to plant bulbs in patterned rows in her garden. Each row will have 12 plants alternating in this pattern: red tulip, yellow tulip, yellow tulip, white tulip. If she plants 8 rows, how many bulbs of each color will she need?
Please answer and explain.
Each row will have 3 red, 3 white and 6 yellow tulips. Multiply each by 8.
To find out how many bulbs of each color Mirette will need, we first need to determine the total number of bulbs in each row. Then, we can multiply this number by the number of rows.
In each row, there are 12 bulbs. The pattern of colors is as follows: red tulip, yellow tulip, yellow tulip, white tulip.
To find out the number of bulbs of each color, we need to determine the proportions of each color in the pattern.
Since there are 4 bulbs in the pattern and only one of them is red, the proportion of red tulips is 1/4 (1 out of 4). Similarly, the proportion of yellow tulips is 2/4, and the proportion of white tulips is also 1/4.
To calculate the number of bulbs of each color, we can multiply the total number of bulbs per row by their respective proportions.
For 8 rows, the total number of bulbs Mirette will need is:
Total number of bulbs per row = 12
Number of red tulip bulbs = (12 bulbs per row) * (1/4 proportion of red tulips) = 12 * (1/4) = 3 bulbs
Number of yellow tulip bulbs = (12 bulbs per row) * (2/4 proportion of yellow tulips) = 12 * (2/4) = 6 bulbs
Number of white tulip bulbs = (12 bulbs per row) * (1/4 proportion of white tulips) = 12 * (1/4) = 3 bulbs
Therefore, Mirette will need 3 bulbs of red tulips, 6 bulbs of yellow tulips, and 3 bulbs of white tulips to plant in her garden.