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Louis is a gardener. He plants 4 rose bushes every 3 lilac bushes. If Louis plants 24 rose bushes, how many lilac bushes does he plant?

Louis is a gardener. He plants 4 rose bushes every 3 lilac bushes. If Louis plants 24 rose bushes, how many lilac bushes does he plant?
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Louis is a gardener. He plants 4 rose bushes every 3 lilac bushes. If Louis plants 24 rose bushes, how many lilac bushes does he plant?

User Nereo Costacurta
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by proportion 4 / 3 = 24 / x

x = (3*24) / 4 = 18 lilac bushes
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