Question

Your friend can clap his hands 28 times in 12 seconds. How many times can your friend clap his hands in 2.25 minutes?

Answer 1

Explanation:

x / 2.25 seconds = 28 times / 12 seconds

multiply by sides by 2.25 seconds

x / 2.25 seconds * 2.25 seconds = 28 times / 12 seconds * 2.25 second

x = 2.3333333 times/ second * 2.25 seconds

x = 5.8333

Answer 2

315 times

Explanation:

We know that the friend can clap his hands 28 times in 12 seconds. First, we need to know how many times can he clap his hands in 1 second:

To do it we have to divide the times he can clap his hands by the time in seconds:

28/12 = 2.333333

He can clap his hands 2.333333 times in 1 second:

Now we want to know how many times will he clap his hands in 2.25 minutes

We have to change 2.25 minutes into seconds:

1 (minute) = 60 (seconds in 1 minute)

2.25 (minutes) * 60 (seconds in 1 minute) = 135 seconds

After we get the seconds he is going to clap his hands, we have to multiply the times he claps times the seconds:

2.3333333 times * 135 seconds = 315

315 times in 2.25 minutes