Question

11. Ms. Merrill spends

55 minutes washing all the windows
in her two-story house.
How much time could she have spent on each floor? Complete the
three different ways.

Answer 1

Answer: Ans. one: 27.5 min. on each floor | Ans. Two: 55 min on first floor. | Ans. Three: 55 min on second floor.

Explanation:

Ans. One: Say there are the same amount of windows on each floor. She takes the same amount of time to wash each floor's windows. 55 / 2 = 27.5.

Ans. Two: There are no windows on the first floor. It takes her 55 min. in total. 55 min. to do one floor.

Ans. Three: There are no windows on the second floor. It takes her 55 min. in total. 55 min. to do one floor.

Hope this helps! <3

Answer 2

time on floor one+time on floor two=55

55/2=time on each floor

55-time on floor one=time on floor two