Question

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?

Answer 1

Answer:

35

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many pepper plants Joseph plants, we can set up a proportion based on the ratio of tomato plants to pepper plants.

Given:

2 tomato plants for every 5 pepper plants

Let's set up the proportion:

2 tomato plants / 5 pepper plants = 14 tomato plants / x pepper plants

Now, we can solve for x, the number of pepper plants:

2/5 = 14/x

To solve for x, we cross multiply:

2x = 14 * 5

2x = 70

Now, divide both sides by 2 to isolate x:

x = 70 / 2

x = 35

So, Joseph plants 35 pepper plants.