SOLUTION: a rock climber burns 60 calories for every 5 minutes of rock climbing. write a proportion on the line below to determine how many calories a rock climber would burn in 7 minutes

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Question 156431: a rock climber burns 60 calories for every 5 minutes of rock climbing.
write a proportion on the line below to determine how many calories a rock climber would burn in 7 minutes.

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now use the proportion you wrote to determine how many calories the rock climber would burn in 7 minutes. write your answer on the line below.
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Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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60/5=x/7
5x=7*60
5x=420
x=420/5
x=84 calories will be burned in 7 minutes.