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  • 05-08-2015
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a machine packs boxes at a constant rate of 2/3 of a box every 1/2 minute. what is the number of boxes per minute that the machine packs?

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bobeld
bobeld bobeld
  • 05-08-2015

\(\frac{2/3}{1/2}\) =\(\frac{n}{1}\)
So 1/2n = 2/3

Double the left side (or multiply by 2/1 the reciprocal of 1/2) to get rid of the fraction and you get:
n=4/3 or n= 1 1/3

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