The double number line shows that Faye can sort recyclable items in minutes. A double number line with 6 equally spaced tick marks. The line labeled Time, minutes, reads from left to right: 0, two unlabeled tick marks, 3, two unlabeled tick marks. The line labeled Items, reads from left to right: 0, two unlabeled tick marks, 150, two unlabeled tick marks. Based on the ratio shown in the double number line, how many recyclable items can Faye sort in minutes? items

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Based on the double number line, the ratio between Time and Items can be determined. The ratio between labeled tick marks for Time is 3 and for Items is 150. Therefore, the ratio of Time to Items is 3:150 or 1:50.

To find how many recyclable items Faye can sort in minutes, we can use this ratio. If Faye can sort 1 item in 1 minute, then she can sort 50 items in 50 minutes, and so on.

Thus, Faye can sort 50 recyclable items in minutes.