<PRE><B>Question 939275</B>
  
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(36)=24(x)}}}
x={{{10(36)/24 = 15 minutes}}}
  
Answer: each student plays 15 minutes of basketball
  
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