Question

Sumí is making 8 clay pots in art class. 3 are finished. She has 75 minutes left to work and wants to spend an equal amount of time on each remaining pot. Which is the best way to find how many minutes suki should spend on each remaining pot.

Answer 1

Subtract 3 from 8, then divide 75 by 5.

Explanation:

First, subtract 3 from 8 since she finished 3 already.

8-3=5

This means that Sumi has 5 more pots to make. Since she has 75 minutes left, and she wants to finish all the pots in the same amount of time, we can divide 75 by 5.

75/5=15

Sumi should finish each pot in 15 minutes.