Question

in mr. fidels garden, \\(\frac{1}{8}\\) of the flowers are red, \\(\frac{1}{4}\\) of them are purple, and \\(\frac{1}{4}\\) of the remaining flowers are pink. if there are 128 flowers, how many flowers are pink? check your work. how many red and purple flowers are there? there are \\(\square\\) red flowers. there are \\(\square\\) purple flowers.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate red flower count

$\text{Red flowers} = 128 \times \frac{1}{8} = 16$

Step2: Calculate purple flower count

$\text{Purple flowers} = 128 \times \frac{1}{4} = 32$

Step3: Find remaining flowers

$\text{Remaining flowers} = 128 - 16 - 32 = 80$

Step4: Calculate pink flower count

$\text{Pink flowers} = 80 \times \frac{1}{4} = 20$

Answer:

There are 16 red flowers.
There are 32 purple flowers.
There are 20 pink flowers.