Question

Teresa is maintaining a campfire.She has kept the fire steadily burning for 4 hours using 6 logs. The number of logs needed to keep the fire burning is proportional to the number of hours it burns. She wants to know how many logs she needs to keep the fire burning for 18 hours.
Select the equationis Teresa can use to determine the number of logs she needs, x, to maintain the fire for 18 hours.

A. x/6 = 4/18
B. x/6 = 18/4
C. x/18 = 6/4
D. x/4 = 18/6
E. 4/6 = 18/x

Answer 1

Answer:

E. 4/6 = 18/x

Step-by-step explanation:

4 hour using 6 logs

18 hours using x logs