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Dirk plants 12 seedlings in 8 min.

At this rate, how many seedlings could he plant in 70 min?



A.80

B.105

C.120

D.210

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the answer would be b 105
User Noel Yap
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this is a proportion question
in 8 minutes he plants 12 seedlings
so in 1 minute he plants 12/8 seedlings

In 70 minutes he plants (12 * 70) / 8 = 105 seedlings.
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