Question

SHOW THE PROPORTION YOU ARE SETTING UP.It takes Mark 10 minutes to type and spell check 6 pages. Find how many pages he can type and spell check in 0.5 hours. Round answers to the nearest tenth if necessary.

Answer 1

Remember that

1 hour=60 minutes

so

0.5 hours=60*0.5=30 minutes

Applying proportion

6/10=x/30

solve for x

x=(6/10)*30

x=18 pages