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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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.