Answer:
Row 1 = 2 white flowers
Row 2 = 3 white flowers
Row 3 = 4 white flowers
Step-by-step explanation:
Molly has chosen to plant a garden containing twice as many pink flowers as white flowers in each row rather than the previous 1.5 times. If she plants three rows, with 4, 6, and 8 pink flowers in them, how can the count of white flowers be determined for each row?
Let
White flowers = x
Pink flowers = 2x
She plants 3 rows containing 4, 6, and 8 pink flowers.
The count of white flowers in each row is calculated as follows:
Row 1
Pink flowers = 4
2x = 4
Divide both sides by 2
x = 2
White flowers = 2 in the first row
Row 2
Pink flowers = 6
2x = 6
Divide both sides by 2
x = 3
White flowers in row 2 = 3
Row 3
Pink flowers = 8
2x = 8
Divide both sides by 2
x = 4
White flowers in row 3 = 4
As a result, the quantities of white flowers in the rows are 2, 3, and 4 respectively.