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Ashley is the utilities manager at a paper mill. She's watching over one of her holding tanks. It takes 4/5 of an hour to fill 1/2 the tank. At this rate, how many holding …

Ashley is the utilities manager at a paper mill. She's watching over one of her holding tanks. It takes 4/5 of an hour to fill 1/2 the tank. At this rate, how many holding …
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Ashley is the utilities manager at a paper mill. She's watching over one of her holding tanks. It takes 4/5 of an hour to fill 1/2 the tank. At this rate, how many holding tanks will she fill in 1 hour?

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(4/5) / (1/2) = x / 1
1/2x = 4/5
x = 4/5 * 2
x = 8/5 or 1 3/5 holding tanks
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