SOLUTION: Kay spends 250 min/wk exercising. Her ratio of time spent on aerobics to time spent on weight training is 3 to 2. How many minutes per week does she spend on aerobics? How many mi

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Kay spends 250 min/wk exercising. Her ratio of time spent on aerobics to time spent on weight training is 3 to 2. How many minutes per week does she spend on aerobics? How many minutes per week does she spend on weight training
Setup the ratio given to you;

Now it says she spends 250 min/wk exercising, so we will make this the next ratio with 250 as denominator;

Now make each ratio equal to each other and cross multiply;

2x=750
x=375
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