Question

Jessie competes in hot dog eating contests. He can eat 32 hotdogs in 8 minutes. How many hotdogs can he eat in 12 minutes

Answer 1

Jessie can eat 48 hot dogs in 12 minutes.

Explanation:

Find unit rate.

32/8 = 4

4 hot dogs per minute

4x12 = 48

Answer 2

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.