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5 February, 12:12

Jessie competes in hot dog eating contests. He can eat 32 hotdogs in 8 minutes. How many hotdogs can he eat in 12 minutes

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  1. 5 February, 12:30
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    Jessie can eat 48 hot dogs in 12 minutes.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Find unit rate.

    32/8 = 4

    4 hot dogs per minute

    4x12 = 48
  2. 5 February, 12:41
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    48

    Step-by-step explanation:

    He eats 32 hot dogs in 8 minutes

    He eats x hot dogs in 12 minutes.

    32/x = 8 / 12 Cross multiply

    8x = 32 * 12 Combine

    8x = 384 Divide by 8

    8x/8 = 384/8 Do the division

    x = 48

    He can eat 48 hot dogs in 12 minutes, providing he can stand it.
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