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11-10-2016
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Kenya picked 18 flowers from her garden. If 3/5 flowers in her garden remain unpicked, how many flowers are still in her garden?

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21-10-2016

Let the total number of flowers be x and remaining flowers be y
x-18=(3/5)x

x-((3/5)x)-18 = 0

x+(-3/5)x-18 = 0

2/5x-18 = 0

2/5x = 18

x = 18/2/5

x = 45

total flowers = 45
plucked flowers = 18
remaining flowers = y= 45-18 = 27

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