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A delivery company estimates that it will take 4 minutes for their drone to fly 7 km how long will it take the drone to fly 21 km

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Answer: 12 minutes

Explanation:

7 km ........ 4 minutes

21 km ...... ?

21/7 x 4= 12 minutes

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Answer: 12 minutes.

Explanation:

It is easy to put the numbers into a ratio form to work it out. So-

4 minutes for 7 km = 4 : 7

Then ? minutes for 21 km = ? : 21

You first divide the given value by the original value of that it is proportioned to (the number on the same side of the original ratio as 21). In this case divide 21 by 7 = 3. You now have to times the answer you got by the other original value which will be 4 x 3 = 12.

Therefore your answer is 12 minutes.

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