Question

In a garden, there are $5$ more marigold plants that twice the number of rose plants. There are $15$ marigold in the garden. How many rose are there?

• A. $15$
• B. $3$
• C. $5$
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C $5$

Let the number of rose plants be ${}^{\prime }{x}^{\prime }$ the number of marigold plants$=2\times x+5$

$=2x+5.$

given number of marigold plants $15$

$\Rightarrow 2x+5=15$

$\Rightarrow 2x=10$

$\Rightarrow x=5$

$\therefore$ There are $5$ rose plants.