Colton prepared 36 kilograms of dough after working 6 hours. How much dough did Colton prepare if he worked for 12 hours? Solve using unit rates.

Question

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Answer 1

Amount of dough =

36 kg

-------- * 12 hrs = 72 kg

6 hrs

Unit rates means Colton prepares dough at the rate of 6 kg/hr, so

6 kg

------ * 12 hrs = 72 kg

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