Question

Yolanda painted 2/5 of a wall in 40 minutes. If she keeps painting at the same rate, how much longer will it take her to finish painting the wall

Answer 1

60 minutes

Explanation:

She painted 2/5 of the wall.

She still needs to paint 3/5 of the wall.

3 is 50% more than 2, so 3/5 is 1.5 times 2/5, so it will take her 1.5 times the time it took so far.

1.5 * 40 minutes = 60 minutes.

Answer: 60 minutes