SOLUTION: hi i have a problem with this word proble: elizabeth worked 5 months and earned 6 vacations days. if she continues to earn vacation days at this rate, how many more months does she

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Question 733923: hi i have a problem with this word proble: elizabeth worked 5 months and earned 6 vacations days. if she continues to earn vacation days at this rate, how many more months does she need to work to reach a total of 10 vacations days?
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elizabeth worked 5 months and earned 6 vacations days. if she continues to earn vacation days at this rate, how many more months does she need to work to reach a total of 10 vacations days?
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Use a proportion:
months/vac days = months/vac days
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x/10 = 5/6
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Multiply both sides by 10 to get:
x = 50/6
x = 25/3
x = 8 1/3 months
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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