Jovie is maintaining a camp fire. She has kept the fire steadily burning for 10 hours with 15 logs. She wants to know how many hours (h) she could have kept the fire going with 9 logs. She assumes all logs are the same.How many hours can Jovie keep the fire going with 9 logs?hours
Q. Jovie is maintaining a camp fire. She has kept the fire steadily burning for 10 hours with 15 logs. She wants to know how many hours (h) she could have kept the fire going with 9 logs. She assumes all logs are the same.How many hours can Jovie keep the fire going with 9 logs?hours
Question Analysis: Question prompt: How many hours can Jovie keep the fire going with 9 logs?
Rate Calculation: Determine the rate at which logs are used to keep the fire burning.We have:Total time the fire was burning = 10 hoursTotal logs used = 15 logsRate of log usage = Total logs used / Total timeRate of log usage = 15 logs / 10 hoursRate of log usage = 1.5 logs per hour
Time Calculation: Calculate the number of hours Jovie can keep the fire going with 9 logs.We have:Total logs available = 9 logsRate of log usage = 1.5 logs per hourTime (in hours) = Total logs available / Rate of log usageTime (in hours) = 9 logs / 1.5 logs per hourTime (in hours) = 6 hours
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