SOLUTION: In a 36 minutes gym period, 24 boys want to play basketball. If only 10 can play at the same time,and each boy plays the same amount of time,how many minutes does each boy play?

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Question 202754: In a 36 minutes gym period, 24 boys want to play basketball. If only 10 can play at the same time,and each boy plays the same amount of time,how many minutes does each boy play?
A)12
B)15
C)18
D)20
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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there are 36 minutes for 10 players or 360 player-minutes

for 24 boys (players), each gets [360 player-minutes / 24 players] or 15 minutes