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One of a planet's moons orbits the planet every days. A second moon orbits the planet every days. How many more days does it take the second moon to orbit the planet times than it takes the first moon to orbit the planet times?
One of a planet's moons orbits the planet every 252 days. A second moon orbits the
Hard-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
The correct answer is . It’s given that the first moon orbits the planet every days. Therefore, it takes the first moon , or , days to orbit the planet times. It’s also given that the second moon orbits the planet every days. Therefore, it takes the second moon , or , days to orbit the planet times. Since it takes the first moon days and the second moon days, it takes the second moon , or , more days than it takes the first moon to orbit the planet times.
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