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  • 10-05-2018
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Sam raked 3 bags of leaves in 16 minutes. If he continues to work at the same rate, about how long will it take him to rake 5 bags?

Sam raked 3 bags of leaves in 16 minutes If he continues to work at the same rate about how long will it take him to rake 5 bags class=

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ktreyb
ktreyb ktreyb
  • 10-05-2018
Set up a proportion where x is the amount of time it would take to rake 5 bags.

[tex] \frac{3}{16} = \frac{5}{x} [/tex]

Then crossmultiply

3x = 80.

Divide by 3 on both sides to isolate the variable x

x = 26 and 2/3

So it would take 26 and 2/3 minutes or 26 minutes, 40 seconds to rake 5 bags. 
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sam0068
sam0068 sam0068
  • 10-05-2018
20 min 40 sec to rake 5 bags it’s correct!!!!
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