Question

She estimates that there are 250 weeds in the garden at the moment, and she can remove weeds at a rate of 5 per minute. At this rate, how many minutes will it take her to only have 30 weeds remaining in the garden?

Answer 1

44

Explanation:

To determine how many minutes it will take for the gardener to only have 30 weeds remaining, we can use the information given:

- The gardener estimates that there are currently 250 weeds in the garden.

- The gardener can remove weeds at a rate of 5 per minute.

To find the number of minutes needed to reduce the number of weeds to 30, we can calculate the difference between the initial number of weeds and the target number of weeds, and then divide it by the removal rate:

250 weeds - 30 weeds = 220 weeds

220 weeds / 5 weeds per minute = 44 minutes

Therefore, it will take the gardener approximately 44 minutes to only have 30 weeds remaining in the garden.