Ava read a total of 40 books over 5 months. If Ava has read 72 books so far, how many months has she been with her book club? Assume the relationship is directly proportional.

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Jiayi Hu · Answer 1 · 2023-12-11T11:58:48+0000

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Step-by-step explanation:

She read 40 books over 5 months. This means her unit rate is 8 books per month (since 40/5 = 8)

x = number of months

(unit rate)*(number of months) = total books read

8x = 72

x = 72/8

x = 9

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Another way to solve

(40 books)/(5 months) = (72 books)/(x months)

40/5 = 72/x

40x = 5*72 ... cross multiplying

40x = 360

x = 360/40

x = 9