If you get 9 text messages in 12 min, you can get the answer by multiplying the amount of message with 60 minutes (as the time unit is in minute) so and then divide it by 12 as shown below.
9×60÷12 = 45 text messages
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6x^2-13X-5=0
(3X+1)(2X-5)
3x-1=0
X=1/3. 2x-5=0. X= 5/2
4¹/₂ × ⁶/₁₇
⁹/₂ × ⁶/₁₇
²⁷/₁₇
1¹⁰/₁₇
The product of 4¹/₂ and ⁶/₁₇ will be smaller than 4¹/₂.