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A carpenter uses the equation y=3.75x to determine how many hours (y) it will take him to build him a desk (x). The carpenter built 5 desks. How long did it take him?

A carpenter uses the equation y=3.75x to determine how many hours (y) it will take him to build him a desk (x). The carpenter built 5 desks. How long did it take him?
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A carpenter uses the equation y=3.75x to determine how many hours (y) it will take him to build him a desk (x). The carpenter built 5 desks. How long did it take him?

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if y=3.75x, then x/3.75 is y. The answer is 0.75 of an hour, which is 45 minutes.
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