Seymour runs a plant shop. He has 4 flats of petunias with 8 petunias per flat, 3 flats of roses with 6 roses per flat, and two Venus flytraps. Each petunia needs 8 ounces of fertilizer, each rose needs 3 ounces of fertilizer, and each Venus flytrap needs 2 ounces of fertilizer. How many ounces of fertilizer does Seymour need in total? Give me reasons, before answering the question
First find the total number of petunias: 4 flats * 8 petunias / flat = 32 petunias. Then find the total number of roses: 3 flats * 6 roses / flat = 18 roses. Now find how much fertilizer Seymour needs for the petunias: 32 petunias * 8 oz / petunia = 256 oz. Now find how much fertilizer Seymour needs for the roses: 18 roses * 3 oz / rose = 54 oz. Now find how much fertilizer Seymour needs for the Venus flytraps: 2 Venus flytraps * 2 oz / Venus flytrap = 4 oz. Now add up the fertilizer for all three plants: 256 oz + 54 oz + 4 oz = 314 oz. So the final answer is 314.