SOLUTION: In july a paleontologist found 368 fossils at a dig. in August she found 14 fossils per day Is the number of fossils the paleontologist found in August proportional to the number o

Question 1198272: In july a paleontologist found 368 fossils at a dig. in August she found 14 fossils per day Is the number of fossils the paleontologist found in August proportional to the number of days she spent looking for fossils that month?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

368 fossils in the 31 days of July is roughly 12 per day; that is roughly proportional to the 14 per day in August.

One would not expect measurements like these to be exactly proportional.

ANSWER: Yes

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