It takes any 3 hours to mow 5 lawns. at that rate, how many lawns could Amy now in 24 hours?

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-Set up a proportion:
3/5 = 24/x
-Cross multiply:
120 = 3x
-Divide both sides by 3:
x = 40
-Amy could mow 40 lawns in 24 hours

Pandelis answered Apr 17, 2020

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Answer:

approximately 14 lawns in twenty-four hours

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