SOLUTION: A production line produces 15 CD players every 8 hours. How many cd will it make in 37 hours?

Question 1144814: A production line produces 15 CD players every 8 hours. How many cd will it make in 37 hours?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

15 CD players in 8 hours
x CD players in 37 hours

For each sentence above, divide the values in the order from left to right to form these fractions: 15/8 and x/37

Now equate the two fractions and cross multiply to isolate x

cross multiply

Divide both sides by 8

Rounding to the nearest integer, the answer is 69.

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