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Kira finished 2/5 of an puzzle in 1/ 5 of an hour. At this rate, how many puzzles could she finish in 1 hour?

User David Liaw
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Answer:

2 puzzles

Explanation:

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User Arjjun
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She could finish 2 puzzles

5/5=1 hr
2/5 each hr
so multiply....

2/5 x 5/5
you simplify, crossing out the 5 in the denominator and the 5 in the numerator
then you get..
2/1, which equals 2
User Hou Lu
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