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During the summer holidays sarah earns pocket money by mowing lawn. She can mow 6 lawns in 1 1/2 and clean the pool in one-sixth of an hour

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It will take Sarah 2 1/2 hours to mow 10 lawns

It will take Sarah 1 2/3 hours to clean 10 pools

Explanation:

During the summer holidays, Sarah earns pocket money by mowing the lawn. She can mow 6 lawns in 1 1/2 hour and clean a pool in one-sixth of an hour. How long does Sarah take to clean 10 pools and 10 lawns?

Number of lawns : Time to mow lawns = 6 : 1 1/2

= 6 : 3/2

Number of lawns : Time to mow lawns = 10 : x

6 : 3/2 = 10 : x

6 ÷ 3/2 = 10/x

6 * 2/3 = 10/x

12/3 = 10/x

Cross product

12 * x = 3 * 10

12x = 30

x = 30/12

x = 2 6/12

x = 2 1/2 hours

It will take Sarah 2 1/2 hours to mow 10 lawns

Number of pools cleaned : time taken = 1 : 1/6

Number of pools cleaned : time taken = 10 : x

1 : 1/6 = 10 : x

1 ÷ 1/6 = 10/x

1 * 6/1 = 10/x

6 = 10/x

Cross product

6 * x = 10

6x = 10

x = 10/6

x = 1 4/6

x = 1 2/3 hours

It will take Sarah 1 2/3 hours to clean 10 pools

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