SOLUTION: Kay spends 250 min/wk exercising. Her ratio of time spent on aerobics to time spent on weight training is 3 to 2. How many minutes per week does she spend on aerobics? How many mi

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: Kay spends 250 min/wk exercising. Her ratio of time spent on aerobics to time spent on weight training is 3 to 2. How many minutes per week does she spend on aerobics? How many minutes per week does she spend on weight training This question is from textbook

Answer by checkley75(3666) About Me  (Show Source):
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3:2 represents 3+2=5 minutes
250/5=50 is the multiplier for each event
3*50=150 minutes for the aerobics
2*50=100 minutes for the weights.
proof
150:100 reduces to 3:2