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Jade can do 65 push ups in 5 minutes. At the same rate, how many push ups can you expect her to do in 7 minutes?

User Marco V
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Answer:

She can do 91 pushups

Step-by-step explanation: make an equation

User Paolo Rossi
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Answer:

91

Explanation:

Set up a proportion, where x is the number of push ups she can do in 7 minutes


(65)/(5) =
(x)/(7)

Cross multiply and solve for x:

5x = 455

x = 91

So, Jade can do 91 push ups in 7 minutes

User Waleed Naveed
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