SOLUTION: If 5 chickens cluck 8 times in 10 minutes, how many times will one chicken cluck in one minute?

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Question 248089: If 5 chickens cluck 8 times in 10 minutes, how many times will one chicken cluck in one minute?
Answer by dabanfield(803) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 5 chickens cluck 8 times in 10 minutes, how many times will one chicken cluck in one minute?
In one minute five chickens 8/10=4/5 times.
In one minute one chicken will cluck (4/5)/5 times.
Simplify (4/5)/5.