Answer:
16 yellow flowers
Step-by-step explanation:
[tex]Pink: yellow\\6\:\::\:2\\\\Total\:ratio = 6+2 = 8\\\\48 \:pink\: flowers[/tex]
First calculate total no of flowers
[tex]\frac{6}{8} \times x = 48\\\\\frac{6x}{8} =48\\\\Cross\:Multiply\\6x = 48\times 8\\6x = 384\\\\Divide\:both\:sides\:of\:the\:equation\:by\:6\\\frac{6x}{6} = \frac{384}{6} \\\\x = 64\\\\Total \:flowers = 64[/tex]
Calculate no of yellow flowers
[tex]Total\:flowers-Pink\:flowers = Yellow\:flowers\\\\Yellow\:flowers = 64 - 48\\Yellow\:flowers =16[/tex]
