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If 3 garbage trucks can collect the trash of 24 homes in a day, how many trucks are needed to collect in 72 houses?

User Kaworu
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Answer:

9

Explanation:

72/24 = 3

72 is 3 times 24, so you need 3 times as many garbage trucks.

Answer: 9

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