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If a man can weave 450m in 6 hours. How many metres of cloth can he weave in 12 hors

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Answer: 900m

Explanation.

There are two ways you can solve to find the number of meters waved...I’ll show you how to do both.

Plan A:
1. Find the rate of meters weaves per hour by dividing 450 meters by 6 hours. The answer is 75 meters per hour.
2. Multiply the rate per hour (75) times 12 to find how many meters are weaved on 12 hours.

Plan A Answer: 900m

Plan B:
1. Set up a proportion like the one below:
2. Cross multiply and solve for x

Plan B answer: 900m
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