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Simone peeled 14 potatoes in 1/5 hour. At this rate, how many potatoes can Simone peel in one hour?
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Simone peeled 14 potatoes in 1/5 hour. At this rate, how many potatoes can Simone peel in one hour?

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he can peel 70 potatoes in one hour
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Do a proportion
First change 1/5 into a whole number first.Which is 1/5 times 60=12
Now do a proportion
14/12=x/60
12x=840
x=70
Simone can peel 70 potatoes in a hour.


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