Miss Bird can make 8 sculptures in 6 months.How many months will it take if she makes 12 sculptures?

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Miss Bird can make 8 sculptures in 6 months.How many months will it take if she makes 12 sculptures?

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It would take Miss Bird 9 months to make 12 sculptures.

Gabriel Bauman answered Aug 2, 2015

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$8\ sculpture\ in\ 6\ months\\ 12\ sculpture\ in\ x\ months\\\\ Making\ proportion:\\ 8-16\\ 12-x\\\\Cross\ multiplication:\\ 8x=16*12\\ 192=8x\ \ |:8\\\\ x=24\\\\ He\ will\ do\ 12\ sculptures\ in\ 24\ months.$

Omid Raha answered Aug 6, 2015

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