A woman has several rectangular flower beds that she wants to be of equal area. If L ft is the length of a bed that is 5 ft wide, and the length is 12 ft when the width is 4 ft, write a proportion using the ratio of L to 12. L/12 =

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A woman has several rectangular flower beds that she wants to be of equal area. If L ft is the length of a bed that is 5 ft wide, and the length is 12 ft when the width is 4 ft, write a proportion using the ratio of L to 12.


L/12 = 
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