Question

Angel is picking mountain blueberries for a delicious pie. She can pick 1/6 cup of blueberries in 2 minutes. If she needs 2 1/2 cups of blueberries for the pie, how long will it take her to pick the berries?

Answer 1

30 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

If she can pick 1/6 cup of blueberries in 2 minutes, then in 1 minute she can pick (1/6) / 2 = 1/12 cup of blueberries

As she needs 2 1/2, or 2.5 cups of blueberries for the pie, she would need to pick for a total amount of time of

2.5 / (1/12) = 2.5*12 = 30 minutes

Answer 2

30 minutes

Explanation:

If she can pick 1/6 cup of blueberries in 2 minutes, then in 1 minute she can pick (1/6) / 2 = 1/12 cup of blueberries

As she needs 2 1/2, or 2.5 cups of blueberries for the pie, she would need to pick for a total amount of time of

2.5 / (1/12) = 2.5*12 = 30 minutes