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Ratio and Proportion Word Problems — Examples & Practice

Laura Thunderarms can serve a tennis ball at 163 mph163 \text{ mph}, well above average. 250,000250,000 people would buy tickets just to see her amazing serve.

But 163163 wasn't enough for ol' Thunderarms. She trained more and increased her serve. Now, 489,000489{,}000 people buy tickets to see her serve.

Assuming serve speed is proportional to how many people buy tickets, how fast is she serving the ball now?

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