SOLUTION: Not sure about number 1 and stuck on number 2 & 3. Can you help me with these? 1. A race car can travel 2 laps in 5 minutes. At this rate how long will it take him to travel 75 l

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Question 888234: Not sure about number 1 and stuck on number 2 & 3. Can you help me with these?
1. A race car can travel 2 laps in 5 minutes. At this rate how long will it take him to travel 75 laps?
2. The ratio of apples to oranges in fruit bowl is 1 to 4. If there are 5 apples in the bowl how many oranges are there?
3. Which car is traveling faster? Car 1: 300 miles in 5 hours Car 2: 250 miles in 4 hours

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ability to answer question 1 means you know how to do numbers 2 and 3 also. These are simple proportion questions.

Number 1:
2 laps to 5 minutes;
75 laps to how many minutes?

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highlight%28m=187%261%2F2%29, minutes.