Liz is taking guitar lessons and practices every night. Yesterday, she played a total of 40 chords in 8 minutes. Today, she will play chords for 5 minutes.If she plays at the same rate, how many chords will Liz play today?____ chords
Q. Liz is taking guitar lessons and practices every night. Yesterday, she played a total of 40 chords in 8 minutes. Today, she will play chords for 5 minutes.If she plays at the same rate, how many chords will Liz play today?____ chords
Calculate rate per minute: Calculate the rate at which Liz plays chords per minute.Reasoning: Total chords divided by total minutes.Calculation: 40 chords /8 minutes =5 chords per minute.
Determine chords for today: Determine how many chords Liz will play today based on the rate.Reasoning: Multiply the rate by the number of minutes she will play today.Calculation: 5 chords/minute ∗5 minutes = 25 chords.
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