Foster Publishers' printing can print 5 dictionaries in 8 minutes. How many dictionaries can it print in 10 minutes?

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Johnathon Hunter

Mathematics

12 September, 02:55

Foster Publishers' printing can print 5 dictionaries in 8 minutes. How many dictionaries can it print in 10 minutes?

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Precious Moses · Answer 1

Answer: 6.25 or 6 1/4

5 dictionaries per 8 minutes so you can divide 5 by 8 and get 5/8 or 0.625, so if 5/8 or a dictionary is made every minute all you need to do is multiply 5/8 by 10.

5/8 (10) = 6 1/4 or 6.25