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A publishing company produces 15 books in 3 hours. How long would it take to produce 20 books at the same rate?

4 hours
5 hours
12 hours
15 hours
18 hours

User Yosuke
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The answer would be 15 hours
User BSevo
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Answer:

4 hours

Explanation:

Since the company was able to produce 15 book in 3 hours, that mean they produce 5 book every hour. So adding 5 more books to 15 to get 20 means that you add one more hour. So it would be 4 hours! hope this helps!:)

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