Question

A florist sold 17 flowers in 5 days. At this sales rate, how many days does it take to sell 85 flowers?

• A. 23
• B. 24
• C. 25
• D. 26

Answer 1

The correct option is C 25

Given,
A florist sold 17 flowers in 5 days.
Ratio of flowers sold to number of days $=17:5$

Let 85 flowers are sold in x number of days.
As the rate of sales remains the same,
$\Rightarrow 17:5::85:x$
$\Rightarrow \frac{17}{5}=\frac{85}{x}$
By cross-multiplication, we get
$17\times x=85\times 5$
$\Rightarrow x=\frac{85\times 5}{17}$
$\Rightarrow x=25$
$\therefore$ 85 flowers will be sold in 25 days.