Question

How many oranges would Ariana peel in 9 hours if she peeled 5 oranges every 10 minutes?
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Answer 1

270 oranges

Explanation:

If Ariana takes 10 minutes to peel 5 oranges, then:

`5 oranges = 10minutes`

First, convert hours to minutes:

1 hour = 60 minutes

9 hours = 9 × 60 minutes = 540 minutes

Second, if x is the numbers of oranges, so the # of oranges Ariana could peel in 9 hours are:

`(5 \: oranges)/(x) = (10 \: minutes)/(540 \: minutes)`

`(5 \: oranges)/(x) = (1)/(54)`

x = 54 × 5

x = 270 oranges

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Answer 2

Answer:
The total number of oranges is 270. Here's how we got to that answer:

First, we converted 9 hours to minutes, which equals 540.
Next, we divided 540 by 10, which gave us 54.
Finally, we multiplied 54 by 5, resulting in 270 oranges.