Question

a mouse eats 30 pieces of cheese in 10 minutes. how many pieces of cheese does she eat in 12 minutes? start by finding how many pieces of cheese the mouse can eat in 1 minute.

pieces of cheese	minutes
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Explanation:

Step1: Find cheese per minute

To find how many pieces the mouse eats in 1 minute, we divide the total pieces by total minutes. So, $\frac{30}{10} = 3$.

Step2: Find cheese in 12 minutes

Multiply the pieces per minute by 12. So, $3\times12 = 36$.

Answer:

First, the mouse eats 3 pieces per minute. Then, in 12 minutes, she eats 36 pieces. (For the table, the value for 1 minute is 3.)