Question

Olumide plays the piano and guitar. For every 5 minutes of piano practice, he spends 8 minutes practicing guitar. How many minutes will Olumide practice piano if he spends 64 minutes practicing guitar?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let's make a proportion:

5 min piano - 8 min gitar

X min piano - 64 min gitar

Olumide practice pian:

`X=(5 \cdot 64 )/(8) = 40 min`