Cooking at a Set Rate

Date: 6/13/96 at 2:4:7
From: Anonymous
Subject: Cooking at a set rate

If a 10 pound turkey takes four hours to cook, how long will it 
take a 14 pound turkey to cook?

Date: 6/13/96 at 12:0:3
From: Doctor Jodi
Subject: Re: Cooking at a set rate

Hi there! Assuming the cooking rate is the same, I'd set up this 
problem like this:

10 pounds     14 pounds
---------  =  ---------
4 hours        x hours

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