SOLUTION: Alan washed 60 plates in 30 minutes. It took him 3 minutes to wash 6 plates. Is the number of plates washed in 3 minutes porportional to the total number of plates he washed in 30

Question 582758: Alan washed 60 plates in 30 minutes. It took him 3 minutes to wash 6 plates. Is the number of plates washed in 3 minutes porportional to the total number of plates he washed in 30 minutes? Explain?
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Alan washed 60 plates in 30 minutes. It took him 3 minutes to wash 6 plates. Is the number of plates washed in 3 minutes porportional to the total number of plates he washed in 30 minutes? Explain?
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Use "R" to symbolize the relationship.
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60/30 R 6/3
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2 R 2
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From this you can see that R is =.
The proportions are equal.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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