June 14, 2021 10:39 am
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A machine at the golf ball factory can produce 16 golf balls in 5 minutes. If several of these machines work independently and each machine performs at the same rate, how many machines are needed to produce 32 golf balls per minute?
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June 14, 2021 10:39 am
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Put the information you have into a Rate Pie. You know that one machine produces 16 balls in 5 minutes, so fill in those pieces. That gives you a rate of balls per minute. Then set up a proportion, since each machine works at the same rate,
Cross-multiply and you get x=10.