# Ornamental shrubs

Children committed to plant 240 ornamental shrubs. Their commitment however exceeded by 48 shrubs. Write ratio of actually planted shrubs and commitment by lowest possible integers a/b.

Correct result:

a =  6
b =  5

#### Solution:

$b=x\mathrm{/}d=240\mathrm{/}48=5$

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