Question

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?

Answer 1

Answer: 18 lilac bushes

Step-by-step explanation:

24/4=6

3x6=18

Answer 2

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.