Foster publishers printing press can print 5 dictionaries in 8 minutes. How many can it print in 10 minutes
5/8 = x/10
Cross multiply and solve for x.
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To find out how many dictionaries Foster publishers printing press can print in 10 minutes, we can use a proportion relationship.
First, we need to determine the rate at which the press can print dictionaries per minute. We know that it can print 5 dictionaries in 8 minutes. Therefore, the rate is calculated as follows:
Rate = Number of Dictionaries / Time
Rate = 5 dictionaries / 8 minutes
Next, we can use this rate to find the number of dictionaries that can be printed in 10 minutes. We set up a proportion where the unknown is the number of dictionaries:
5 dictionaries / 8 minutes = x dictionaries / 10 minutes
We can solve this proportion by cross-multiplying:
5 * 10 = 8 * x
50 = 8x
To isolate x, we divide both sides of the equation by 8:
50 / 8 = x
6.25 = x
Therefore, Foster publishers printing press can print approximately 6 dictionaries in 10 minutes.