Question

James packs sugar in 0.5 kg bags. He can pack 2.5 kg of sugar in one minute. How many kilograms of sugar can he pack in 5.15 minutes?

A. 12.875 B.128.75 C.1.2875 D. 1287.5

Answer 1

A. 12.875

Explanation:

To find out how many kilograms of sugar James can pack in 5.15 minutes, you can use the following calculation:

Total sugar packed

=

Packing rate

×

Time

Total sugar packed=Packing rate×Time

In this case:

Total sugar packed

=

2.5

kg/minute

×

5.15

minutes

Total sugar packed=2.5 kg/minute×5.15 minutes

Total sugar packed

=

12.875

kg

Total sugar packed=12.875 kg

So, the correct answer is:

A. 12.875