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Helen owns her own orchard. She plants 3 fruit trees for every 7 nut trees.

Define variables to represent the two quantities.
Let f represent the number of fruit trees.
Let n represent the number of nut trees.
Enter the constant of proportionality for the ratio between the number of fruit trees and the number of nut trees.
Write a proportion that shows the relationship between the number of fruit trees, the number of nut trees, and the constant of proportic
Rewrite the proportion as an equation to represent the number of fruit trees in terms of the number of nut trees.
Select the variable to solve for.
Enter the equation

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User Gkof
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Answer:


f = (3)/(7) n

Explanation:

y = 3 fruit trees

x = 7 nut trees

Constant of proportionality = k

k = y/x

k = 3/7

f = 3/7n

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User Mandrive
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