If you can answer 5 questions in an hour, how many questions can you complete in 3 hours? HINT: Use the proportion 5 questions : 1 hour :: X questions : 3 hours.

Respuesta :

Answer:

15

Step-by-step explanation:

1 hr: 5

2 hr: 10

3 hr: 15

If you can answer [tex]5[/tex] questions in an hour, then in [tex]3[/tex] hours you will complete [tex]15[/tex] questions.

What is proportion ?

Proportion the equality of any two ratios is called a proportion. i.e. [tex]\frac{a}{b} :: \frac{c}{d}[/tex]

According to the question,

Let Number of questions to be completed in 3 hours [tex]= X[/tex],

So,

      [tex]\frac{5 Question}{1 Hour} :: \frac{X Question}{3 Hours}[/tex]

⇒   [tex]X=15[/tex]

Hence, we can say that in [tex]3[/tex] hours you will complete [tex]15[/tex] questions.

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