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The manager of a bookstore ordered 480 copies of a book. The manager paid a total of $7,440 for the books. The books arrived at the store in 5 cartons. Each carton contained the same number of books. A worker unpacked books at a rate of 48 books every 2 minutes. The manager unpacked books at a rate of 54 books every 3 minutes.

How many minutes did the worker need to unpack 200 books?

Enter your answer, as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth, in the space provided.

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So 48 • 4 would equal 192 so 4 • 2 mins equals 8 mins and then you have 8 more books to unpack so 48 divide by 8 equals 6. So the answer would bc (8 mins and 6 second)
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