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The neon lights on the dance club sign blink 240 times in 2 minutes. How many times does the neon sign blink in 10 minutes?

User Cuca
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Answer:

it blinks 1,200 times

Explanation:

User Tungd
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To answer this, you can set up a ratio.

240:2
? :10

2 x 5 = 10
240 x 5 = ?
240 x 5 = 1,200

The neon sign would blink 1,200 times in 10 minutes. Hopes this helps!
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