SOLUTION: If 7 ballerinas dance for 8 hours and lose a total of 20 pounds,
how many more ballerinas dancing would it take to lose a total
of 20 pounds in only 4 hours if the new dancers lo
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Question 327498: If 7 ballerinas dance for 8 hours and lose a total of 20 pounds,
how many more ballerinas dancing would it take to lose a total
of 20 pounds in only 4 hours if the new dancers lost weight only
half as fast as the original 7 ?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 7 ballerinas dance for 8 hours and lose a total of 20 pounds,
Rate at which they lost weight was 20/8 = 5/2 = 2.5 lbs per hour or 7
2.5/7 = 0.3571 lbs per hr. per ballerina
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Note: rate = total loss/[total hours*# of ballarina)
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How many more ballerinas dancing would it take to lose a total
of 20 pounds in only 4 hours if the new dancers lost weight only
half as fast as the original 7 ?
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Let Let "x" be the total # of ballarinas required.
Equations:
(0.3571/2) = 20/[4x]
0.1786 = 5/x
x = 5/0.1786
x = 28 ballarinas would be required
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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