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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Josh finished 24 math problems in one hour. At that rate, how many hours will it take him to complete 72 problems? (remember to include the units on your answer)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1776

OpenStudy (anonymous):

would it be 3 hours

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

You can use a proportion to solve this. So in 1 hour, he finish 24 math problems. So x in this proportion represent the amount of time he would take to complete 72 problems: |dw:1371150033843:dw|

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

So the answer would be: He can answer 72 problems in 3 hours.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yess there u go

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

OpenStudy (goldphenoix):

I hope this help! :)

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