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  • 17-01-2022
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A watch loses 2 minutes in 10 hours at this rate how many minutes will it lose in 24 hours

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  • 17-01-2022

Answer:

4.8 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

First, set up the proportion as  [tex]\frac{2}{10} = \frac{x}{24}[/tex]

Next, you cross multiply.

This gives you 10x = 48

Now, divide 10 by both sides.

This gives you x = 4.8

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