SOLUTION: if you have 50 steel pipes and it takes you 7 minutes to cut a single piece how many hours will it take for you to cut all 50

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Question 885541: if you have 50 steel pipes and it takes you 7 minutes to cut a single piece how many hours will it take for you to cut all 50
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Your rate of cutting pipe is ( 1 pipe ) / ( 7 min )
Set up the ratio{
+1%2F7+=+50+%2F+t+ where +t+ = time in minutes
Multiply both sides by +7t+
+t+=+350+
+350+%2F+60+=+5+%2B+5%2F6+
+%285%2F6%29%2A60+=+50+ min
It will take 5 hrs and 50 min