Question

Lola needs to sign 96 invitations. Using a stopwatch that measures time to tenths of a second, it takes Lola 5.3 seconds to sign her full name. Going by the accuracy of the stopwatch, which is the most accurate determination for the number of seconds Lola needs to sign all 96 invitations?

508 seconds
510 seconds
509 seconds
508.8 seconds

Answer 1

508.8 seconds (8.48 minutes)

Explanation:

96 × 5.3 = 508.8

Answer 2

508.8 seconds

Explanation:

The most accurate determination mathematically is to assume that Lola will maintain an average of 5.3 seconds per signature as she signs all 96 invitations.

Therefore, multiply the time it takes her to sign each invitation (5.3 seconds) by the total number of invitations there are (96 invitations) to get the projected total amount of time that it will take Lola to sign all 96 invitations:
`96\cdot 5.3=\boxed{508.8\text{ seconds}}`