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Irina18 [472]
3 years ago
15

What is the value of k if 7k" minutes past nine" is the same as 8k" minutes to ten"?

Mathematics
1 answer:
schepotkina [342]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

4 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

The value of 7k "minutes past nine" is the same as 8k" minutes to ten".

Since there are 60 minutes in an hour and 9 and 10 fall in between the same hour, this means that:

7k = 60 - 8k

7k + 8k = 60

15k = 60

k = 60 / 15

k = 4 minutes

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