A scanner scanned 72 photos in 8 minutes. If it scans photos at a constant rate, it can scan ____ photos in 23 minutes. What do I put in the blank?

Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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Given the statement:

A scanner scanned 72 photos in 8 minutes.

Determine how many photos can it scans in a constant rate after 23 minutes.

Solution:

In order to determine the number of photos scan after 23 minutes, we must first solve the unit rate by dividing 72 with 8.

= 72 photos/8 minutes

= 9 photos per minute

Multiply 23  minutes by 9.

= ( 9 photos per minute)(23 minutes)

= 207 photos

Final answer:

= 207 photos