Question

A potato canon can shoot 6 potatoes every 10 minutes. At what rate can the potato canon shoot potatoes in one hour?

(please write out the equation)

Answer 1

36 potatoes in one hour

Explanation:

⇒ You can write the ratio of 6 potatoes for every 10 minutes as:

6 potatoes : 10 minutes

⇒ Since there are 60 minutes in an hour, you can just multiply the whole ratio by 6 to get the 10 minutes to 60 minutes:

36 potatoes : 60 minutes

Answer: 36 potatoes in one hour

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