Mika can eat 21 hot dogs in 6 minutes. She wants to know how many minutes (m) it would take her to eat 35 hot dogs if she can keep up the same pace.How many minutes would Mika need to eat 35 hot dogs?minutes
Q. Mika can eat 21 hot dogs in 6 minutes. She wants to know how many minutes (m) it would take her to eat 35 hot dogs if she can keep up the same pace.How many minutes would Mika need to eat 35 hot dogs?minutes
Calculate Eating Rate: Now we calculate Mika's eating rate using the information given.Eating rate = 6 minutes21 hot dogsEating rate = 3.5 hot dogs per minute
Find Time to Eat 35 Hot Dogs: Next, we need to find out how many minutes it would take for Mika to eat 35 hot dogs at the rate of 3.5 hot dogs per minute.Time (minutes) = Number of hot dogs to eat / Eating rate
Perform Time Calculation: Now we perform the calculation to find the time in minutes.Time (minutes) = 3.5 hot dogs per minute35 hot dogsTime (minutes) = 10 minutes
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