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Stella and Michael are helping their friend Austin move. Stella can move one box forevery four boxes that Michael can move. If Stella moves ten boxes, how many boxescan Michael move?On the double number line below, fill in the given values, then use multiplication ordivision to find the missing value:Need to know what goes in the four boxes and the last box

Stella and Michael are helping their friend Austin move. Stella can move one box forevery-example-1
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Stella 1 box = Michael 4 boxes

If Stella moves 10 boxes, how many boxes Michael can move?


\begin{gathered} (1box)/(10box)=(4box)/(x) \\ x=(4)/(1)\cdot10=40\text{ boxes} \end{gathered}

Therefore, Michael will move 40 boxes at the time Stella moves 10.

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