Question
At a chicken-wing eating contest, Dwayne ate 45 chicken wings in 5 minutes. Curt ate at the same rate for 3 minutes, but couldn't eat any more. How many chicken wings did Curt eat?
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To find out how many chicken wings Curt ate, we first need to determine Dwayne's rate of eating chicken wings. Dwayne ate 45 chicken wings in 5 minutes, so his rate is:
\[
\text{Rate} = \frac{45 \text{ wings}}{5 \text{ minutes}} = 9 \text{ wings per minute}
\]
Now, since Curt ate at the same rate for 3 minutes, we can calculate how many wings he ate:
\[
\text{Wings eaten by Curt} = \text{Rate} \times \text{Time} = 9 \text{ wings/minute} \times 3 \text{ minutes} = 27 \text{ wings}
\]
Thus, the number of chicken wings Curt ate is \( \boxed{27} \).
\[
\text{Rate} = \frac{45 \text{ wings}}{5 \text{ minutes}} = 9 \text{ wings per minute}
\]
Now, since Curt ate at the same rate for 3 minutes, we can calculate how many wings he ate:
\[
\text{Wings eaten by Curt} = \text{Rate} \times \text{Time} = 9 \text{ wings/minute} \times 3 \text{ minutes} = 27 \text{ wings}
\]
Thus, the number of chicken wings Curt ate is \( \boxed{27} \).