The germination rate for zinnia seeds is 78%. this means that 78 out of every 100 seeds will sprout and grow. if james wants 60 zinnia plants for his yard, how many seeds should he plant ?

77 seeds

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The germination rate for zinnia seeds =78%

Let x be the total number of seeds he planted, then

The seeds germinated= 78% of x

⇒The seeds germinated= 0.78x

If James wants 60 zinnia plants for his yard, then it will give the equation

Hence, he should plant 77 seeds .

step-by-step explanation:

the mistake in the pattern is that :

b. the decimal point was moved one too many place values each time

the correct pattern could be made by :

b. moving the decimal point to the right the same numbers of place values as the exponents