You are shoveling snow from the sidewalks around your neighborhood after a big snowstorm. You work at a steady rate, shoveling 10 feet of sidewalk in 40 minutes. 1) At this rate, how many minutes will it take you to shovel 75 feet of sidewalk?

300 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

10 feet in 40 minutes

Required

Determine the time to shovel 75 feet

Let the required be represented with x

First, we need to represent the given and required as ratios.

Since you work at steady rate, then both ratios are equivalent.

Convert to fractions

Solve forx

step-by-step explanation: yes

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