Question

Tomas makes balloon sculptures at a circus. In 168 minutes, he uses 252 balloons to make 42 identical balloon sculptures.

Part 1 out of 3: How many minutes does it take to make one balloon sculpture? How many balloons are used in one sculpture?
A) 4 minutes; 6 balloons
B) 6 minutes; 4 balloons
C) 3 minutes; 7 balloons
D) 7 minutes; 3 balloons

Answer 1

It takes 4 minutes and uses 6 balloons to make one balloon sculpture. Tomas makes 42 sculptures in 168 minutes with 252 balloons; dividing both the minutes and balloons by the number of sculptures gives the result per sculpture.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine how many minutes it takes to make one balloon sculpture and how many balloons are used in one sculpture, we need to divide the total time and total number of balloons by the number of sculptures made.

Tomas makes 42 identical balloon sculptures in 168 minutes using 252 balloons. First, let's find out how much time it takes to create one sculpture by dividing the total minutes by the number of sculptures:

• Time for one sculpture = 168 minutes ÷ 42 sculptures = 4 minutes per sculpture

Next, let's determine how many balloons are used for one sculpture:

• Balloons per sculpture = 252 balloons ÷ 42 sculptures = 6 balloons per sculpture

Therefore, the answer is 4 minutes and 6 balloons per sculpture, which corresponds to option A).