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A postal employee can sort 3 batches of mail in 10 minutes. How much time is needed to sort 15 batches?
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A postal employee can sort 3 batches

of mail in 10 minutes. How much
time is needed to sort 15 batches?

User Stunt
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5 votes

Answer:

50 minutes

Explanation:

User Stephen Gross
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5 votes

Answer:

50 minutes

Explanation:

Use proportions


(3)/(10) =
(15)/(x)

Solve for x

3x = 150

Divide by 3

x = 50 minutes

User Leongold
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