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Louis is a gardener. He plants 4 rose bushes for 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 for every 3 lilac bushes. If Louis

plants 24 rose bushes, how many lilac bushes does he plant?

User Aviel Gross
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If we set lilac bushes equals to x, We can say this 4 : 3 = 24 : x

This equals to

3 x 24 = 4x

72 = 4x

x = 18

So the answer is he plants 18 lilac bushes.
User DarLom
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Answer: 18 lilac bushes

Explanation:

24/4=6

3x6=18

User Victor Egiazarian
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