After working 3 hours, Mary has made 31 cogs. At the same rate, how many cogs can she make in a 40 hours?

Explanation

Let x = number of cogs Mary can make in 40 hr.
Set up a proportion:
3 / 31 = 40 / x
3x = 40(31)
x = 40(31) / 3

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