Question

Sierra can eat 15 hot dogs in 6 minutes.

What is the constant multiple of minutes to hot dogs?

Write your answer as a reduced fraction, not as a mixed number.

How many minutes would it take her to eat 90 hot dogs if she can keep up the same pace?
minutes

Answer 1

1. 2.66666666667 or 8/3 hot dogs per minute

2. 36 minutes

Explanation:

1. 15 hot dogs per 6 minutes or

2.66666666667 or 2 2/3 or 8/3 hot dogs per minute

2. 90/15 = 6, 6 x 6 = 36 minutes