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schepotkina
17 days ago
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The ratio of the number of tomato plants in Inessa’s garden to the number of tomato plants in Ralph’s garden was 5:6. After 1/2

the tomato plants from Inessa’s garden were replanted in Ralph’s garden, Ralph’s garden had 850 tomato plants. How many tomato plants did Ralph’s garden have in the first place?
Mathematics
2 answers:
PIT_PIT [9.1K]17 days ago
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Answer:

600

Step-by-step explanation:

zzz [9K]17 days ago
3 0
Let "x" denote the unit count.
5x represents the total tomato plants in Inessa's garden.
6x signifies the number of tomato plants in Ralph's garden.

According to the prompt, half of Inessa's total tomato plants (1/2 x (5x)) are transferred to Ralph's garden.
Consequently, Ralph has 850 tomato plants in total after this transfer.

By using this information, we arrive at the equation we need to solve:
(1/2)(5x) + 6x = 850

Upon finding "x", we determine that:
"x" = 100

Returning to our original context, Ralph initially had (6x) tomato plants, so with "x" equal to 100, we multiply 6 by 100.

This analysis leads us to the conclusion:
Ralph initially had 600 tomato plants.

I hope this clarifies things!:D
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