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Larissa eats of a 1.5-pound bag of goldfish in of an hour. If she eats goldfish at a constant rate, how 5 3 6 5long, in hours, would it take her to finish a 5-lb box of goldfish?

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Final answer:

Larissa eats goldfish at a rate of 2.0833 pounds per hour. It would take her approximately 2.4 hours to finish a 5-lb box of goldfish.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves Larissa eating 5/6 of a 1.5-pound bag of goldfish in 3/5 of an hour and asks how long it would take her to finish a 5-lb box of goldfish. To solve this, we need to determine her eating rate and then use it to calculate the time needed for a larger quantity.

First, we find the rate at which Larissa eats goldfish:

  1. She eats 5/6 of 1.5 pounds, which is 1.5 x (5/6) = 1.25 pounds.
  2. She does this in 3/5 of an hour.

Next, we calculate how many hours she would need to eat 5 pounds:

  1. Her eating rate is 1.25 pounds per 3/5 hour, which simplifies to 2.0833 pounds per hour (since 1.25 / (3/5) = 2.0833).
  2. For 5 pounds, we divide the 5 pounds by her eating rate: 5 / 2.0833 = approximately 2.4 hours.

Thus, it would take Larissa approximately 2.4 hours to finish a 5-lb box of goldfish.

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ABOUT 3 hours and 20 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

just do 5 divided by 1.5 which roughly equals 3.33333 or 3 1/3 which is 3 then you add units on it getting 3 hours and 20 minutes.

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