document.write( "Question 410776: Rachelle spends 330 min/wk exercising. Her ratio of time spent on aerobics to time spent on weight training is 6 to 5. How many minutes per week does she spend on aerobics? Howmany miutes per week does she spend on weight training? (could you also explain how you got the answer?) \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #288794 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Rachelle spends 330 min/wk exercising. \n" ); document.write( "Her ratio of time spent on aerobics to time spent on weight training is 6 to 5. \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "6 to 5 is the same as 6x to 5x, where 6x is aerobic time and 5x is weight \n" ); document.write( "training time. \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( "How many minutes per week does she spend on aerobics? How many minutes per week does she spend on weight training? \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "6x + 5x = 330 min \n" ); document.write( "11x = 330 \n" ); document.write( "x = 30 min \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "6x = 6*30 = 180 min (aerobic time) \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "5x = 5*30 = 150 min (exercise time) \n" ); document.write( "==================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "=============== \n" ); document.write( " |