Question

Nancy prepared 12 kilograms of dough after working 6 hours. How much dough did Nancy prepare if she worked for 10 hours? Solve using unit rates.

Answer 1

20 kilograms of dough

Explanation:

Given;

12 kilograms of dough for 6 hours

how many of this will be produced in 10 hours ?

= (12 x 10) / 6

= 20 kilograms of dough

=

Answer 2

20 kilograms of dough

Explanation:

Given that;

12 kilograms working 6 hours

Rate = 12/6 kilogram per hour = 2 kilogram per hour

So,

In 10 hours he would produce;

Amount of dough = Time × rate

Time = 10 hours

= 10 hours × 2 kilograms per hour

= 20 kilograms of dough