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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Doug and his neighbor Cindy are planting bulbs in their gardens. Doug plants 80 bulbs, 60 of which are tulips. Cindy plants 120 bulbs, 82 of which are tulips. Did the neighbors plant proportional quantities of tulips? Write the ratios.

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

proportional to Doug's tulips with respect to bulbs?

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

doug 80:60 --> 4:3 cindy 120:82 --> 60:41

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

ratio is another word to mean divide

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so thier not proportional

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

\[\frac{ 4 }{ 3 }\neq \frac{ 60 }{ 41 }\] exactly

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thanks

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