Leah likes to stretch 5 minutes for every 10 minutes of dancing. How many minutes should she stretch if she is doing a 50 minute dance class?

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Julianna Hansen

8 August, 08:08

Leah likes to stretch 5 minutes for every 10 minutes of dancing. How many minutes should she stretch if she is doing a 50 minute dance class?

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Norah Bernard · Answer 1

Let's set up a proportion.

5/10=?/50

We know that ten times 5 equals 50, so we can multiply the numerator, 5, by 5 to get our answer (what you do to the denominator, you must also do to the numerator).

5x5=25

The answer is 25,