SOLUTION: Katy uses 10 4/5 calories a minute jogging. How many calories does she burn if she jogs in 15 minutes?

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Question 633449: Katy uses 10 4/5 calories a minute jogging. How many calories does she burn if she jogs in 15 minutes?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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you are given 10 (the whole number 10 and 4/5) which is 10%284%2F5%29 where you can write it as a fraction like this:
%2810%2A5%2B4%29%2F5=%2850%2B4%29%2F5=54%2F5=10.8
multiply by the number of minutes
10.8%2A15=162
so, she burn 162 in 15 minutes