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.
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Answer 1

To solve the problem using a proportion, we can set up the following relationship based on the information given:

Let \( x \) be the number of donuts made in 5 hours.

The proportion can be set up as follows:

\[
\frac{33 \text{ donuts}}{7 \text{ hours}} = \frac{x \text{ donuts}}{5 \text{ hours}}
\]

Now, we can fill in the blanks in your proportion:

**Drop target 1:** 33
**Drop target 2:** 7
**Drop target 3:** 5

Next, we can solve for \( x \).

First, cross-multiply:

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

This simplifies to:

\[
165 = 7x
\]

Now, divide both sides by 7:

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

Since we need the number of whole donuts, we will take the whole number part of that result:

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