Question

scott grades 5 papers every 15 mintues. how many papers can Scott grade in 130 min? round to the nearest tenth if needed.

Answer 1

The proportion of paper to minutes is 5 papers every 15 minutes:

`\frac{5\text{papers}}{15\text{minutes}}`

To find the number of papers Scott will grade in 130 minutes, we need to multiply that number by the proportion:

`130minutes*\frac{5\text{papers}}{15\text{minutes}}`

We solve the operations:

`(130*5)/(15)=(650)/(15)=43.333`

rounding the answer to the nearest tenth:

`43.3`

Answer: 43.3