09-03-2016
Mathematics

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Joseph is planting a vegetable garden. He plants 2 tomato plants for every 5 pepper plants. If Joseph planets 14 tomato plants, how many pepper planets does he plant?

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Divyankasc Divyankasc

10-03-2016

Ratio of tomato plant to that of pepper plant = 2:5
Let x be the number of pepper plants for 14 tomato plants.
Now, according to the question,

2:5 = 14:x
14×5 = 2x
x = 70/2 = 35 plants.

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