17.1k views
4 votes
Jessie competes in hot dog eating contests. He can eat 32 hotdogs in 8 minutes. How many hotdogs can he eat in 12 minutes

2 Answers

3 votes

Answer:

Jessie can eat 48 hot dogs in 12 minutes.

Explanation:

Find unit rate.

32/8 = 4

4 hot dogs per minute

4x12 = 48

User Tony R
by
8.0k points
0 votes

Answer:

48

Explanation:

He eats 32 hot dogs in 8 minutes

He eats x hot dogs in 12 minutes.

32/x = 8 / 12 Cross multiply

8x = 32 * 12 Combine

8x = 384 Divide by 8

8x/8 = 384/8 Do the division

x = 48

He can eat 48 hot dogs in 12 minutes, providing he can stand it.

User Iustin
by
7.4k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.