Hi,

You stuffed 108 envelopes in 45 minutes. 

At this rate how many envelopes can you stuff in 2 hours.

Inquiry Sets Up the proportion:

}   Cross Multiply to solve  for x

     (3/4)x = 216

          x = 216(4/3) = 288 envelopes can be stuffed in 2 hours. 

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