Answer:
There are 240 lilies in the flower shop.
Step-by-step explanation:
The ratio of number of roses to number of lilies = 3:5
Let the number of roses be represented by x, and the number of lilies be represented by y.
Given that: [tex]\frac{1}{6}[/tex] of x and [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] of y are white.
Thus;
[tex]\frac{1}{6}[/tex] of x = 24
[tex]\frac{x}{6}[/tex] = 24
x = 6 x 24
= 144
There are 144 roses in the shop.
The ratio of number of roses to number of lilies = 3:5
So that, [tex]\frac{144}{3}[/tex] = 48
y = 48 x 5 = 240
The number of lilies in the shop = 240
The ratio of number of roses to number of lilies = 144:240
= 3:5
