SOLUTION: a machine can fill 5145 boxes of cereal in 0.7 hour. how many boxes of cereal can it fill per hour? doug and inga can deliver 100 papers in 2 hours. how long would it take them to

Question 397692: a machine can fill 5145 boxes of cereal in 0.7 hour. how many boxes of cereal can it fill per hour?
doug and inga can deliver 100 papers in 2 hours. how long would it take them to deliver 145 papers?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!



Hi

Let x represent how many boxes of cereal can it fill per hour

Question sets up the proportion***

   |cross multiplying to solve for x

        .7x = 5145

          x = 7350, boxes of cereal that can be filled per hour



Let x represent long it would take them to deliver 145 papers

   |cross multiplying to solve for x

 

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