Problema Solution
The number of flowers that bloom in a garden is inversely proportional to the number of flower-eating caterpillars in the garden. When there are 12 caterpillars in the garden, 80 flowers bloom. How many flowers bloom when the number of caterpillars increases to 30?
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Let 'x' represent the number of flowers when the number of caterpillars is 30.
12*80 = 30x
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x = 32 flowers
When the number of caterpillars is 30 the number of flowers in bloom is 32.