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A button machine produces one button in 0.15 seconds. How many buttons are produced in 48.6 seconds?

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Answer: 324 buttons

Explanation:

1 button in 0.15 seconds = x buttons in 48.6 second d

1 / 0.15 = x / 48.6 (cross multiplication )

48.6/0.15 = 324

User Lincecum
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7 because if you multiply 48.6 times 0.15 then you would have 7.29 but you have to round down because there’s no half a button
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