Kimberly can paint 8.5 ft.² in half an hour Jody can paint 12 ft.² in 40 minutes who is the faster painter

Alukach asked Sep 15, 2023

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Alukach asked Sep 15, 2023

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Solution

For this case we can calculate the following ratio:

Kimberly

$(8.5ft^2)/(30\min)=0.283(ft^2)/(\min )$

Jody

$(12ft^2)/(40\min)=0.3(ft^2)/(\min )$

therefore the best answer for this case is:

Jody

Justin Stayton answered Sep 19, 2023

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