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 ratio of aerobics to weights.
3+2=5
250/5=50
thus we multiply each factor by 50 we get
3*30=150 minutes for aerobics &
2*50=100 minutes for weights.
proof
150+100=250 &
150:100 reduced is the same as 3:2