Answer:So, 33 seeds in Natalia's garden did not grow into flowers.
Step-by-step explanation:To find out how many seeds in Natalia's garden did not grow into flowers, we first need to determine how many seeds are represented by each flower.
Since out of every 8 seeds planted, only 5 grew into flowers, this means the ratio of seeds that grew to seeds planted is 5:8.
Let's represent the number of seeds planted by "x". Then, we can set up a proportion to solve for "x":
5 (number of seeds grew) / 8 (total number of seeds planted) = 55 (number of flowers) / x (total number of seeds)
Cross-multiplying:
5x = 8 * 55
5x = 440
Now, let's solve for x:
x = 440 / 5
x = 88
So, Natalia planted a total of 88 seeds.
To find out how many seeds did not grow into flowers, we subtract the number of flowers from the total number of seeds planted:
Total seeds planted - Number of flowers = Number of seeds that did not grow
88 - 55 = 33
