Question

A construction company needs to remove 2 1/6 tons of dirt from a construction site. They can remove 710 tons of dirt each hour. What is the total number of hours it will take to remove the dirt?

Answer 1

13/4260 tons

Explanation:

We have the rate at which they remove tons of dirt per hour. We also know that total that needs to be removed. We can determine the time by dividing the amount of tons that need to be removed by the rate:

`=(13/6)/\cdot{710}=13/4260`

will take 13/4260 hours to remove the dirt