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A scanner scanned 56 photos in 7 minutes. If it scans photos at a constant rate, it can scan _____ photos in 27 minutes.

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You can find this by doing fractions to find the value of X (how many photos scanned in 27 minutes).

56 photos / 7 minutes = X photos / 27 minutes

Begin by cross multiplying.

56 * 27 = 7(X)
1512 = 7(X)

Divide by 7 on both sides to find X.

216 = X
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