A squirrel burrowed 10 holes in 8 minutes. How many holes could the squirrel burrow in 12 minutes?

15

Step-by-step explanation:

Fast and loose: To go from 8 to 12 minutes you're adding half the time (4 minutes). So it has time to burrow only half the holes in the extra time, so 5. Total, 10+5=15.

Crunching numbers: it's a simple proportion: from which, cross-multiplying you get

answer 1 : option "c"

answer 2 : option "d"

answer 3 : option "b"

answer 4 : option "d"

answer 5 : option "b"

answer 6 : option "a"

answer 7 : option "c"

answer 8 : option "d"

answer 9 : option "c"

answer 10 : option "d"

answer 11 : option "c"

answer 12 option "b"

answer 13 option "c"

answer 14 option "c"

answer 15 option "d"

answer 16 option "a"

answer 17 option "b"

answer 18 option "c"

answer 19 option "a"

answer 20 option "a"

answer 21 option "c"

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