SOLUTION: in a 36 minute gym period, 24 students want to play basketball. if only 10 can play at the same time, and each student plays the same length of time, how many minutes does each chi

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Question 939275: in a 36 minute gym period, 24 students want to play basketball. if only 10 can play at the same time, and each student plays the same length of time, how many minutes does each child play basketball.
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Given:
36 minute gym class
24 students
10 students can play basketball at the same time

Use inverse proportions.

10 students can play 36 minutes = 360 student-minutes.
24 students can play x minutes = 360 student-minutes.

10%2836%29=24%28x%29
x=10%2836%29%2F24+=+15+minutes

Answer: each student plays 15 minutes of basketball