SOLUTION: One particular brand of bread has two different sizes of loaves; 9 inches in length and 12 inches in length. If the 9 in. loaf has 15 slices, how many slices should the longer loaf
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Question 726616: One particular brand of bread has two different sizes of loaves; 9 inches in length and 12 inches in length. If the 9 in. loaf has 15 slices, how many slices should the longer loaf have? (Assume that the slices in each are the same thickness.)
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One particular brand of bread has two different sizes of loaves; 9 inches in length and 12 inches in length. If the 9 in. loaf has 15 slices, how many slices should the longer loaf have?
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Use a proportion:
slices/lenght = slices/length
x/12 in= 15/8
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x = 12(15/9)
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x = 20 slices for 12 in loaf
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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