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Elijah builds model airplanes at a constant rate. He can build 5 model airplanes in 150 minutes, and 10 model airplanes in 300 minutes. How long would it take him to build 15 model airplanes.

User Glazius
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Answer:

450 Minutes or 7 hours 30 minutes

Explanation:

Because the rate of Sets to minutes is 1:30 for every 1 he builds it take 30 minutes so 30 x 15 = 450 or 150 x 3 because every 5 sets there 150 minutes

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User Ilyes Kooli
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Answer:

450 minutes

Explanation:

Since Elijah can build 5 model airplanes in 150 minutes. He can build 1 model airplane in 30 minutes. To find this you divide 150 by 5. The question asks for how many minutes it would take Elijah to build 15 model airplanes. Since 1 x 15 = 15 model airplanes, you use proportions and also multiple the time by 15, so 30 x 15 = 450 minutes.

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