Question

Paula weeded 40% of her garden in 8 minutes.How many minutes will it take her to weed all of her garden?

Answer 1

40% = 8 minutes
(100/40 = 2.5, 8 x 2.5 = 20)
100% = 20 minutes

Answer 2

20 minutes

Explanation:

Given:

40% of Paula's garden is weeded and it was done in 8 minutes.

Solution:

40% divided by 8 is 5% [ Division ]

100% divided by 5% = 20 minutes