Joan picked 9 pounds of strawberries in one hour. How long does she take to pick 72 pounds of strawberries?
72 / 9 = ?
Whatever you get by dividing is the answer to this problem.
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4 hours
To find the time it takes for Joan to pick 72 pounds of strawberries, we can set up a proportion using the given information.
Let's assume it takes Joan 'x' hours to pick 72 pounds of strawberries.
According to the given information, Joan picked 9 pounds of strawberries in 1 hour. Therefore, her rate of picking strawberries is 9 pounds per hour.
Setting up the proportion:
9 pounds / 1 hour = 72 pounds / x hours
To solve this proportion, we can cross multiply:
9 * x = 72 * 1
9x = 72
Dividing both sides of the equation by 9:
x = 72 / 9
x = 8
Therefore, it will take Joan 8 hours to pick 72 pounds of strawberries.