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If George can paint a wall in 30 minutes, how much of the wall can he paint in 5 minutes
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If George can paint a wall in 30 minutes, how much of the wall can he paint in 5 minutes

User Anil Sivadas
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To figure this problem out you would divide 5 by 30 which is 1/6. George can paint 1/6 of the wall in 5 minutes.
User Supreet
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Make a proportion,
1 wall/30 minutes=x wall/5 minutes
cross mulitply,
5=30x
x=5/30=1/6
1/6 of the wall in 5 minutes
Hope this helps.
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