Question

Deborah makes 33 donuts every 7 hours. Using a proportion, determine how many whole donuts she will make in 5 hours.
33/7 x/5

(1 point)
She will make
whole donuts in 5 hours.
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Answer 1

To determine how many whole donuts Deborah will make in 5 hours using a proportion, we can set up the equation as follows:

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

Now, we can cross-multiply:

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

This simplifies to:

\[
165 = 7x
\]

Next, we can solve for \( x \) by dividing both sides by 7:

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

Since we are looking for the whole number of donuts, we round down, because Deborah can only make whole donuts.

Thus, she will make **23** whole donuts in 5 hours.