A florist has 75 tulips with which to make bouquets. She will use 12 tulips in each bouquet. Write an equation that shows how the number of tulips remaining, \( y \), depends on the number of bouquets made, \( x \). \( y=\square \) Submit

To find the number of tulips remaining after making bouquets, you can start with the total number of tulips, which is 75. Each bouquet uses 12 tulips, so if the florist makes \( x \) bouquets, she will use \( 12x \) tulips. The equation that shows the relationship is: \( y = 75 - 12x \) This means that for every bouquet made, the remaining tulips decrease based on how many have already been used! Now, imagine that every bouquet brings joy! The florist can create 6 whole bouquets using all of her tulips (since \( 75 \div 12 \) equals approximately 6.25, she can only make full bouquets). So, if she makes 6 bouquets, she'll have \( y = 75 - 12 \cdot 6 = 3 \) tulips left over to perhaps gift or brighten someone else's day!