SOLUTION: john read 66 books in 12 months at this rate how many books will he read in 4 months

Question 358892: john read 66 books in 12 months at this rate how many books will he read in 4 months
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, guitarheroguy:
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
john read 66 books in 12 months at this rate how many books will he read in 4 months
x/4 = 66/12
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x = 4(66/12)
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x = 22
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by guitarheroguy(26) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well...
We need to set up a proportion. Here is how we do it.
4=12
x=66
Now we cross multiply.
4*66=264
12*x=12x
Now to isolate the variable by dividing both sides by 12
12x/12=x
264/12=22
x=22
John will read 22 books in 4 months
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