Question

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.

Answer 1

Answer:

15

Step-by-step explanation:

1 hr: 5

2 hr: 10

3 hr: 15

Answer 2

If you can answer $5$ questions in an hour, then in $3$ hours you will complete $15$ questions.

What is proportion ?

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

According to the question,

Let Number of questions to be completed in 3 hours $= X$,

So,

      $\frac{5 Question}{1 Hour} :: \frac{X Question}{3 Hours}$

⇒   $X=15$

Hence, we can say that in $3$ hours you will complete $15$ questions.

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