Question

Nick spent 34 minutes on the phone while routing 17 phone calls. In all, how many phone calls does Nick have to route to spend a total of 50 minutes on the phone? Assume the relationship is directly proportional.

Answer 1

25 phone calls

Explanation:

Create a proportion where x is the number of phone calls for 50 minutes on the phone:

`(34)/(17)` =
`(50)/(x)`

Cross multiply and solve for x:

34x = 850

x = 25

So, Nick would have to make 25 phone calls