A cooking magazine shows a photo of a main dish on the front cover of 5 out of the 12 issues it publishes each year. Write and s

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A cooking magazine shows a photo of a main dish on the front cover of 5 out of the 12 issues it publishes each year. Write and s

olve a proportion to determine how many times a photo of a main dish will be on the front cover during the next 5 years?
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Shtirlitz [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-01T16:31:52+03:00

Ok so the ratio is ... 5/12 (every 5 months out of 12 in on year, the main dish is on the cover)

All you have to do is multiply the top # and bottom # in the fraction by 5.

5*5 = 25
5*12 = 60

In 5 years, there are 60 months. During that time, a main dish will be on the cover 25 times.