Question

If you paint 1/3 of a wall in 1/4 hour.at that rate,how long will it take you to paint one wall?

Answer 1

Explanation:

1 part of 3 sections of a wall takes 1/4 of an hour, (.25 or 25% of an hour), (15 minutes is 1/4 of 60 minutes), so if it takes 15 minutes for one section to be painted & you have 3 sections,

(15+15+15) or (15×3)

= your answer