2024 Floriculture Problem Solving

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How many yards of ribbon does a florist need to make 75 bows if each bow requires one piece 6 inches long, one 18 inches long, one 20 inches long, and one 30 inches long? (36 inches = 1 yard)

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155 yards

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Toby’s Garden Center is purchasing coleus from Windham’s Wholesale Greenhouse for $9.00 a flat. There are six four-packs per flat. Using a 33% markup for the retail cost, what will be the advertised price for one individual four-pack of coleus?

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$2.00

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How many minutes should you program the irrigation clock for each basket to receive .125 gallons of water daily, given that the drip irrigation system applies 1 gallon of water per hour?

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7.5 minutes

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A local florist is having a 30% off clearance sale. If a customer bought items totaling $450.00 at the regular price, how much would the items cost with the clearance markdown?

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$315.00

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How much profit will you make for the entire crop of 10,500 4.5-inch Angelonia plants if you sell 95% of the plants but have to discard the remaining plants? Each plant retails for $4.99. Expenses include: One bag of substrate fills 75 pots and sells for $23.50, pot cost is $0.06 each, and Angelonia cuttings are $0.73 each.

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$38,190.25