Question

Zach used to take twenty minutes to walk to his school. Recently, he bought a new cycle. Now he takes only three-fourths of the time he used to take earlier to reach school. How many minutes does he save by cycling to school rather than walking?

minutes

Answer 1

If Zach used to take 20 minutes to walk to school, and now takes only three-fourths of that time, we can calculate the time he takes to cycle to school as:

20 minutes * (3/4) = 15 minutes

Therefore, he saves:

20 minutes - 15 minutes = 5 minutes

Zach saves 5 minutes by cycling to school rather than walking.