You want to plant a flower garden in your yard so that you can make a beautiful bouquet to put on the alter at church for Easter Sunday services. There are two types of flowers that you are going to be planting. You will be planting some tulips and daffodils. At the store tulips come in packs of 6 and daffodils come in packs of 8. What is the least amount of packs of daffodils and tulips you would need to buy to have the same amount of each?

How many should you have of each kind of flower?

Each pack of tulips costs $4.50 and each pack of daffodils cost $5.75. From the previous problem, you know how many packs of each you will need. The sales tax is 6.5%.
How much tax will you be paying for all the flowers, to the nearest cent?

How much total will you be paying for all flowers, to the nearest cent?

You remember that you have a discount coupon for $2.75 off before tax.
How much did the flowers cost with the discount including tax (Round to the nearest penny)?

How much money did you save with the coupon including tax?

When you get home to plant the flowers, you have 3 different flowerbeds in which you plan on planting flowers. You have two flowerbeds where you want the same ratio for tulips to daffodils. In one of these flowerbeds you have 6 tulips and 8 daffodils. The other flowerbed you have 4 daffodils.
How many tulips should there be in the second flowerbed to have the same ratio of tulips and daffodils as the first flowerbed?

How many total daffodils are used in these two flowerbeds?

How many total tulips are to be used in these two flowerbeds?

How many of each do we have left to use in the remaining flowerbed?

The flowers are supposed to get 1.5 cups of water per plant. You have a 3-quart water pail.
How many flowers can you water before having to go back to fill up your pail?

After a few days 1/4 of all your tulips and 1/2 of all your daffodils died.
How many tulips and how many daffodils do you need to purchase of each kind of plant to replace the flowers that died?

Next year you want to have 7 more than double the amount of plants you had this year.
How many total plants should you have for next year?

Flowers need nourishment to grow such as sunlight and water. As a Christian, we also need nourishment to grow in our relationship with Christ. What are some ways we as Christians gain nourishment that helps us grow closer to Christ? Include a Bible verse to support your answer. Use at least 2-3 complete sentences for your answer.