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A wind turbine completes revolutions in minutes. At this rate, how many revolutions per minute does this turbine complete?
A wind turbine completes 900 revolutions in 50 minutes. At this rate, how many revolutions per
Easy-difficulty · SAT Math · Ratios, Rates, and Proportional Relationships — Word problems with proportional reasoning. Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
Choice A is correct. Dividing the number of revolutions by the number of minutes gives the number of revolutions the turbine completes per minute. It’s given that the wind turbine completes revolutions in minutes. Therefore, at this rate, this turbine completes , or , revolutions per minute.
Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice C is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.
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