A perfume manufacturer uses 0.875 pounds of rose petals to make each bottle of perfume. How many pounds of rose petals would be needed to make 86 bottles of perume?

To solve this problem

Let X be pounds of rose petals needed.

ATQ

0.875 pounds of rose petals are in 1 bottle.

So, 0.875 / 1 = X / 86

(because we have to find how many petals {in pounds}are there in 86 perfume bottles)

cross muliplying both side.

0.875 * 86 = X

75.25 = X

So, there are 75.25 pounds of petals in 86 perfume bottles.