document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165496>Question 165496</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem is - It took Karla & her helper 24 minutes to feed 18 cats.  Working at the same rate, how long should it take Karla and 2 helpers to feed the 18 cats?  I was taking 18/24 = x/2 to find the conversion rate but the answer didnt seem to make sense.  Can you show me how to do this problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18/24 is the rate for 2 people.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So find the rate for 1 person by dividing by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so you get 18/48 which reduces to 3/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is the rate of cats/minute fed by each person so multiply this by 3 people since that is how many people are now working to feed the cats.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You get 9 cats fed every 8 minutes.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now set up the equation to make the conversion:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cross multiply and then reduce <BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x=18*8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 minutes </SPAN>\n" );
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