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If a scanner can scan 72 pictures in 8 minutes, how many can it scan in 23 minutes.
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If a scanner can scan 72 pictures in 8 minutes, how many can it scan in 23 minutes.

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Write and solve an equation of ratios, as follows:

72 pictures 8 minutes
--------------- = --------------
x 23 min

8x = (72)(23) = 1656, so that x = 1656/8 = 207.

Scanner can scan 207 pics in 23 minutes.
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It can scan 207 pictures
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