Question

12 It takes a chef quarterof an hour to prepare 5 kg of vegetables.

What mass of vegetables can the chef prepare in 2½ hours?
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Answer 1

50 kg of vegetables

Explanation:

If it takes a chef a quarter of an hour (15 minutes) to prepare 5 kg of vegetables, then in one hour (60 minutes), the chef can prepare (60/15) * 5 = 20 kg of vegetables. Therefore, in 2.5 hours, the chef can prepare 2.5 * 20 = 50 kg of vegetables.