SOLUTION: Phil takes 12 minutes to mow the yard. What equation could be used to find how many minutes, x it would take him to mow 65 lawns?

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Question 908734: Phil takes 12 minutes to mow the yard. What equation could be used to find how many minutes, x it would take him to mow 65 lawns?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 lawn mowed in 12 minutes.
65 lawns mowed in x minutes.
Lawns mowed is directly related to minutes of mowing.

The ratio LAWNS to MINUTES is a constant.

1%2F12=65%2Fx, which you can simplify in any way you want.