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If it takes 15 minutes to load 3 racks of buns jow many hours will it take to load 36vracks

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Write and solve an equation of ratios:

15 min 3 racks
---------- = -------------
x 36 racks

Solving this for x: 3x = (15)(36) => x = 180 minutes.

convert this into hours: 180 min 1 hr
------------ * -------------- = 3 hrs (answer)
1 60 min
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