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Terrence finished a word search in 3/4 the time it took Frank. Charlotte finshed the word search in 2/3 the time it took Terrence. Frank finished the word search in 32 min. How long did it tack Charlott to finish the word search

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Answer: Charlotte finished the word search in 16 minutes.

Explanation:

Frank finished the word search in 32 minutes.

Terrence finished a word search in 3/4 the time it took Frank. This means that the time it took Terrence to finish the word search would be

3/4 × 32 = 24 minutes.

Charlotte finished the word search in 2/3 the time it took Terrence. This means that the time it took Charlotte to finish the word search would be

2/3 × 24 = 16 minutes

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