SOLUTION: if a wheel rotated 765 revolutions at 72 1/4 revolutions per minute, how many minutes did the wheel rotate? answer in mixed numbers or proper fraction. thank you! joe i came up

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Question 467585: if a wheel rotated 765 revolutions at 72 1/4 revolutions per minute, how many minutes did the wheel rotate? answer in mixed numbers or proper fraction.
thank you! joe
i came up with 10 170/289 minutes but it appears to be something wrong.
Found 2 solutions by Gogonati, sudhanshu_kmr:
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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The wheel rotated for 765%2F%28289%2F4%29=765%2A4%2F289=10.6 min.

Answer by sudhanshu_kmr(1152) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

72 1/4 = 289/4
number of minutes = 765/(289/4) = 765 * 4 /289 = 10.58 minutes