It takes you 12 minutes fo rake 1/5 of your backyard. If you continue at this rate, how many more minutes will it take to finish raking?

Scicalculator asked Apr 20, 2023

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It takes you 12 minutes

fo rake 1/5 of your
backyard. If you continue
at this rate, how many more
minutes will it take to finish
raking?

Scicalculator asked Apr 20, 2023

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Answer:

48 minutes

Explanation:

(1)/(5) x = 12

x = 60

60 - 12 = 48

It will take 48 more minutes to finish raking the backyard.

Andrew Daniel answered Apr 24, 2023

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