Question

Four friends went scuba diving. According to the following statements, who spotted sea life at the fastest rate?

Lance saw 4 reef sharks in 6 minutes.

Jasmine saw 6 sea cucumbers in 8 minutes.

Robert saw eleven jellyfish in fifteen minutes.

Shilpa saw 8 pencil urchins in ten minutes.

Answer 1

Lance: 4/6 = 2/3 = 0.66 creatures every minute

Jasmine: 6/8 = 3/4 = 0.75 creatures every minute

Robert: 11/15 = 2.2/3 = 0.73 creatures every minute

Shilpa: 8/10 = 0.8 creatures per minute

Shilpa spotted sea life at the fastest rate (0.8 creatures every 1 minute)