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Dirk plants 12 seedlings in 8 min. At this rate, how many seedlings could he plant in 70 min?

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12/8 for 1.5 seeds a minute so to get 70 min multiply it by 70 and your answer is 105 seedlngs planted by Dirk in 70 min
User Michael Bavin
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12/8 = 1.5 seedling per minute

in 70 minutes...
1.5 * 70 = 105 seedlings can be planted in 70 minutes
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