Question

Rob peeled 125 oranges in 5 hours. At that rate, how many oranges
would he peel in 12 minutes?

Answer 1

5 oranges in 12 minutes

Explanation:

`125 / 5 = 25`

`25 / 60 = 0.41`

`0.41 * 12 = 5`

what i did here was I took the original amount (125), divided it by 5 which is 25 oranges per hour

1 hr = 60 mins

then I divided 25 oranges by 60 mins, then times it by 12 to get 5 around 5 oranges in 12 minutes.

Answer 2

`\boxed {\tt 5 \ oranges}`

Explanation:

Let's set up a proportion.

`(oranges)/(minutes) =(oranges)/(minutes)`

He can peel 125 oranges in 5 hours. First, let's find the minutes in 5 hours.

There are 60 minutes in 1 hour, so multiply 60 and 5 (60*5=300). There are 300 minutes in 5 hours.

`(125 \ oranges)/(300 \ minutes)=(oranges)/(minutes)`

We don't know how many oranges he can peel in 12 minutes. So we say he can peel x oranges in 12 minutes.

`(125 \ oranges)/(300 \ minutes)=(x \ oranges)/(12 \ minutes)`

`(125 \ )/(300 \ )=(x \ )/(12 )`

Solve for x by isolating it. x is being divided by 12. The inverse of division is multiplication. Multiply both sides of the proportion by 12.

`12*(125 \ )/(300 \ )=(x \ )/(12 \ )*12`

`12*(125 \ )/(300 \ )=x`

`12*0.416666667=x`

`5=x`

Rob can peel 5 oranges in 12 minutes.