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Question 61788: Kay spends 250 minutes per week exercising. Her ratio of aerobics to weight training is 7 to 5. How many minutes per week does she spend on aerobics? How many minutes per week does she spend on weight training? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Kay spends 250 minutes per week exercising. Her ratio of aerobics to weight training is 7 to 5. How many minutes per week does she spend on aerobics? How many minutes per week does she spend on weight training?
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aero/weight = 7/5 = 7x/5x
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EQUATION:
7x+5x=250
12x=250
x=20.833333
aerobics time = 7x = 7(20.8333333...) = 145.83333... minutes
Cheers,
Stan H.
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