Question

Bill can hit a bucket of 323 golf balls in 17 hours. How many golf balls can bill hit in 23 hours?

Answer 1

To find out how many golf balls Bill can hit in 23 hours, we can set up a proportional equation:

Number of golf balls / Time taken = Number of golf balls / Time taken

Let x be the number of golf balls Bill can hit in 23 hours.

Using the given information, we can set up the equation:

323/17 = x/23.

Cross-multiplying, we get:

17x = 323 * 23.

Simplifying, we have:

17x = 7439.

Dividing both sides by 17, we find:

x = 437.

Therefore, Bill can hit 437 golf balls in 23 hours.