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  • 09-11-2018
  • Mathematics
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A construction crew has just built a new road. They built the road at a rate of 7 kilometers per week. They built 8.75 kilometers of road. How many weeks did it take them?

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Thisguy248 Thisguy248
  • 09-11-2018

7 kilometers per 1 week equals 8.75 kilometers per x weeks.

7 / 1 = 8.75 / x

7 = 8.75 / x

7x = 8.75

x = 8.75 / 7

x = 1.25

It took 1.25 weeks to build 8.75 kilometers of road.

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