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a sixth grade student can complete 25 multiplication factors in 1 minute he he works at the same rate how long should it take him to complete 35 multiplication factors type your answer as a decimal

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25 multiplications in one minute

Ratio:

Multiplications / time = 25/1

for 35 multiplications:

35/ x

Equal both:

25/1 =35/x

solve for x:

25x =35

x =35/25

x= 1.4 minutes

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