Question

Adele spent 8 minutes on the phone while routing 2 phone calls. If she routes 4 phone calls, how much time will Adele have spent on the phone in total? Solve using unit rates.

Answer 1

Answer:

16 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Represent minutes with M and Phone calls with P.

When M = 8; P = 2

Required

Determine M when P = 4

First, we need to determine the constant of proportion using:

$M = k * P$

Where k represents the constant:

$8 = k * 2$

Divide through by 2

$4 = k$

$k = 4$

Solving for M, when P = 4

Substitute 4 for P and 4 for k in $M = k * P$

$M = 4 * 4$

$M = 16$

Hence:

She spent 16 minutes in total