Question

A woman begins planting her garden at 10:20 am. It takes her 5 ! "# hours to finish getting all of her flowers planted. She needs to shower and get ready for a dinner engagement at 5 pm. If her she needs 1 $ % hours to shower and get ready, will she make it on time?

Answer 1

She will be ready, and she will make it on time.

Explanation:

Given:

`Start\ Time = 10:20\ am`

`Planting = 5\ hours`

`Shower = 1\ hour`

Required

Will she be ready by 5pm?

First, we calculate the time spent in planting and taking shower.

`Time\ Spent = Planting + Shower`

`Time\ Spent = 5\ hours + 1\ hour`

`Time\ Spent = 6\ hours`

Next, we calculate the end time. i.e. the time she'll finish these tasks.

`End\ Time=Start\ Time + Time\ Spent`

`End\ Time=10:20\ am + 6\ hours`

`End\ Time=04:20\ pm`

Since 04:20 pm is less than 5pm, then she will be ready, and she will make it on time.