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

3 answers

135/15 = 486/x

Cross multiply and solve for x.
486 blueberries (15 min/135 blueberries)
= (486/135)*15 min = 54 min
In other words you can do it the math way with proportions or the science way with units.