There are 4 times as many pink roses as red roses in Amy's garden. There are 9 more pink roses than red roses. How many red roses are there in Amy's garden?

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Answer:

There are 3 red roses in Amy's garden.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

There are 4 times as many pink roses as red roses in Amy's garden.

There are 9 more pink roses than red roses.

Now, to find the red roses in Amy's garden.

Let the number of red roses be [tex]x[/tex].

So, the number of pink roses = [tex]4x.[/tex]

As given, there are 9 more pink roses than red roses.

According to question:

[tex]4x=x+9[/tex]

Subtracting both sides by [tex]x[/tex] we get:

[tex]3x=9[/tex]

Dividing both sides by 3 we get:

[tex]x=3.[/tex]

Therefore, there are 3 red roses in Amy's garden.