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WORD PROBLEMS THAT I NEED HELP WITH?

WORD PROBLEMS THAT I NEED HELP WITH?

Hello i am currently stuck on these two insanely hard problems and have been for hours. Please help me solve them and show how you got the answers if possible. Thank You!

1. Suppose 5 cooks, all working at the same speed can peel 7 potatoes all the same size in 3 1/2 minutes. How long would it take 7 cooks to grate 21 potatoes? Please answer in minutes and seconds.

2. Shelly's jungle juice calls for 1 1/2 times as much 100 proof Mexican rum as 80 proof Puerto Rican rum, both added to Sunny Delight (which has no alcohol). But Shelly's boyfriend Paul cannot handle even 2 ounces of alcohol but he always wants to have a 8oz glass of the jungle juice. In the world of alcoholic beverages, every 2 proof is 1 % alcohol. If Shelly uses 96 oz of Sunny Delight, what is the maximum number of Mexican rum she can put in the jungle juice? Please round down to the nearest whole number.

Please show how you got the answers. Greatly appreciated!

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  • 10 years ago
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    1/x=rate of one worker

    (3.5/x)(5)=7

    24.5/x=7

    7x=24.5

    x=3.5 minutes for 1 person to peel 1 potato

    (1/3.5)7

    7x/3.5=21

    x= 10.5 minutes or 630 seconds

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