Complete the statement below by calculating the missing numerical value. Enter only the nu… — Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

Complete the statement below by calculating the missing numerical value. Enter only the number.

Cevap:A military satellite uplink transmits

1.5

gigabytes of reconnaissance data every

40

seconds. Operating at this constant rate, it will take 【8】 minutes to transmit a total of

18

gigabytes of data.

By setting up a proportion, we find that transmitting

18

gigabytes takes

480

seconds. Dividing

480

seconds by

60

gives exactly

8

minutes.

Set up a direct proportion comparing data volume to time.

\frac{1.5}{40} = \frac{18}{x}

Because the transmission rate is constant, the ratio of gigabytes to seconds remains the same.

Solve for the unknown time

x

in seconds by cross-multiplying.

1.5x = 40 \times 18 \rightarrow 1.5x = 720 \rightarrow x = 480

seconds

Cross-multiplication isolates the variable, giving the total time required in seconds.

Convert the total seconds into minutes.

480 \div 60 = 8

minutes

The question specifically asks for the time in minutes, so the time in seconds must be divided by the number of seconds in a minute (

60

Direct proportions with unit conversions

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