Question

Jessie competes in hot dog eating contests he can eat 32 hot dogs in 8 minutes.How many hot dogs can he eat in 12 mins?

Answer 1

The answer is: he can eat 48 hotdogs in 12 minutes. How? Well, first, to find the amount of hotdogs he can eat in 1 min. you have to divide 32 by 8, and obviously you get 4. Now you multiply 4 by 12 and you get your answer, which is 48. Good luck with your homework! 

Answer 2

You must first find the unit rate by dividing 32 by 8.
That will give you 4 hot dogs per minute, or 4/1.
Now you must multiply both the numerator and denominator by 12.
That will give you 48 hot dogs per 12 minutes or 48/12