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

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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?
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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