Question

Xavier loves to make waffles for breakfast. Normally, it takes him 9 minutes to make 3 waffles. He had some friends sleep over last night, and he wants to make 10 waffles this morning.
If the waffles cook at the same rate, how many minutes will it take Xavier to make the waffles this morning?

Answers

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To determine how long it will take Xavier to make 10 waffles, we start by calculating the rate at which he makes waffles.

Xavier makes 3 waffles in 9 minutes. Therefore, the rate of making waffles can be calculated as:

\[
\text{Rate} = \frac{3 \text{ waffles}}{9 \text{ minutes}} = \frac{1 \text{ waffle}}{3 \text{ minutes}}
\]

Now that we know the rate at which he makes waffles, we can use this information to find out how long it will take to make 10 waffles.

Using the rate of 1 waffle per 3 minutes, we can calculate the total time to make 10 waffles:

\[
\text{Time for 10 waffles} = 10 \text{ waffles} \times 3 \text{ minutes per waffle} = 30 \text{ minutes}
\]

Thus, it will take Xavier **30 minutes** to make 10 waffles.

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