Question

a ride at a theme park last 1 and 1/2 minutes it takes 2 minutes to prepare the ride for each trip how many times can the ride be completed in 30 minutes

Answer 1

2+ 1.5 or 1 1/2=3.5
3.5 goes into 30 10 times and we have 30 seconds extra so the answer is the ride can be completed 10 times in 30 min.

Answer 2

8 times

Explanation:

Given that a ride at a theme park last 1 and 1/2 minutes it takes 2 minutes to prepare the ride for each trip, the total time taken by a trip

= 1 1/2 + 2

= 3.5 minutes

If one ride requires 3.5 minutes, the number of rides that can be completed in 30 minutes

= 30/3.5

= 8.57

≈ 8