Natalie picked 135 blueberries in 15 minutes if she continues picking at that rate how many total minutes will it take her to pick 486 blueberries
486 blueberries (15 min/135 blueberries)
= (486/135)*15 min = 54 min
135/15 = 486/x
Cross multiply and solve for x.
In other words you can do it the math way with proportions or the science way with units.
To solve this problem, we can set up a proportion using the rate of picking blueberries:
Rate = Number of blueberries / Time
We know that Natalie picked 135 blueberries in 15 minutes, so we can write the following proportion:
135 / 15 = 486 / x
Where x represents the time it will take her to pick 486 blueberries.
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply and then divide:
135 * x = 15 * 486
135x = 7,290
Dividing both sides of the equation by 135:
x = 7,290 / 135
x ≈ 54
Therefore, it will take Natalie approximately 54 minutes to pick 486 blueberries if she continues picking at the same rate.