SOLUTION: A student is working on a take home exam. If it took 30 minutes to complete 20 questions, how long will it take to do the next 50 questions,assuming the same rate of work?

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Question 1154303: A student is working on a take home exam. If it took 30 minutes to complete 20 questions, how long will it take to do the next 50 questions,assuming the same rate of work?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Use the proportion


    30%2F20 =  x%2F50,


where x is the unknown number of minutes to complete 50 questions.


From the proportion,   x = %2830%2A50%29%2F20 = complete this calc on your own.

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