Question

Jason is cutting 25 pieces of firewood every 15 minutes. At that rate, approximately how many pieces of firewood will Jason cut in 35 minutes?

Answer 1

Approximately 58 pieces can be cut in 35 minutes.

Explanation:

Jason is cutting 25 firewood pieces in 15 minutes

Therefore, per minute rate of cutting firewood will be,

Rate =
`\frac{\text{Amount of firewood to be cut}}{\text{Time taken}}`

=
`(25)/(15)`

=
`(5)/(3)` pieces per minute

By this rate amount of firewood that can be cut = Rate × Time taken

=
`(5)/(3)* 35`

= 58.33

≈ 58 pieces of firewood

Therefore, approximately 58 pieces can be cut in 35 minutes.