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Answer:
75
Step-by-step explanation:
90 = 6 × 15
There are 15 6-day periods in 90 days. The gardener will have mowed ...
15 × 5 = 75
times in those 15 periods.
He will mow 75 times in a 90-day period.
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If you like, you can set up a proportion for the unknown number of mowings (m).
mows/days = m/90 = 5/6
Multiply by 90 to solve for m.
m = 90(5/6) = (90/6)(5) = 15(5) = 75 . . . . . . this should look like the above
