SOLUTION: Jackson can build 7 bird houses in 5 hours. Write an equation that you could use to find out how long it will take him to build any number of bird houses? Please help me figure out

Question 925085: Jackson can build 7 bird houses in 5 hours. Write an equation that you could use to find out how long it will take him to build any number of bird houses? Please help me figure out how to get the equation.
Found 2 solutions by TimothyLamb, ewatrrr:
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = number of houses
t = hours to build x houses
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7 houses / 5 hours = x / t
7/5 = x/t
t = x/(7/5)
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answer:
t = (5/7)x
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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x the number of hours, n the number of bird houses
| Cross Multiplying to solve
7x = 5n
x = (5/7)n
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