Question

Deborah makes 33 donuts every 7 hours. Using a proportion, determine how many whole donuts she will make in 5 hours. Complete the proportion below. (1 point) Drop target 1 Drop target 2 Drop target 3 Question 2 (1 point) She will make whole donuts in 5 hours.

Answer 1

To set up the proportion to determine how many whole donuts Deborah will make in 5 hours, we can use the following format:

\[
\frac{\text{Donuts made}}{\text{Time in hours}} = \frac{33 \text{ donuts}}{7 \text{ hours}}
\]

Let \( x \) be the number of donuts made in 5 hours. The proportion can be written as:

\[
\frac{x}{5} = \frac{33}{7}
\]

Now, to solve for \( x \), we can cross-multiply:

\[
x \cdot 7 = 33 \cdot 5
\]

This gives us:

\[
7x = 165
\]

Now, dividing both sides by 7:

\[
x = \frac{165}{7} \approx 23.57
\]

Since Deborah can only make whole donuts, we round down to the nearest whole number:

She will make **23 whole donuts** in 5 hours.