Natalie picked 135 berries in 15 minutes. If she continues picking at that rate, how many total minutes will it take her to pick 486 berries? HELP! PLZ HELP!
Use a simple proportion equation.
135 berries : 15 minutes = 486 berries : x minutes
135/15 = 486/x
135x = 15*486
x = 7290/135 = 54
It will take 54 minutes
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To find the total minutes Natalie will take to pick 486 berries, we need to set up a proportion using the given information.
We know that Natalie picked 135 berries in 15 minutes. We can set up the proportion as follows:
135 berries / 15 minutes = 486 berries / x minutes
To solve this proportion, we can cross-multiply:
135 * x = 15 * 486
Now, let's solve for x:
135x = 7,290
Dividing both sides of the equation by 135:
x = 7,290 / 135
x is approximately 54, so it will take Natalie approximately 54 minutes to pick 486 berries at the same rate.
54 bc
135/15=9
486/9=54=
54