The constant of porportionality is 1/2 because 1 1/2 divided by 3 equals 1/2 which is the answer
Gandalf gets Beorn to shelter thirteen dwarves by bringing them in two by two while he tells an exciting story. ... the mention of the dwarves being attacked by Goblins eventually interests about the dwarves. Beorn doesn't like Goblins or the wolves.
No. "Children in the dark make mistakes" does not have the same meaning as "Mistakes in the dark make children." The first implies that without sufficient light, children would make mistakes, while the second implies that if you make mistakes in the dark, you'll have children.
The opposite of this sentence: "Children in the dark make mistakes", should be "Mistakes are made when Children are in a dark area".
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