SOLUTION: A farm worker picked 3 bushels of apples in 3 hours. How many bushels will be picked in 5 hours? What is the rate of change

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Question 1101138: A farm worker picked 3 bushels of apples in 3 hours. How many bushels will be picked in 5 hours? What is the rate of change
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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This LOOKS like a constant rates problem but it is really just a simple proportion problem.


b, bushels in five hours

3%2F3=b%2F5

Very simply, b=5.

The rate is 1 bushel per hour.