Question

Mikes mother took 18 minutes to make 2 bowls of salad. How long would it take to make 7 such bowls of salad?

Answer 1

Answer: 63 minutes or 1 hour and 3 minutes

Explanation:

18 minutes is how long it takes to make 2 bowls. To find out how long it takes to make 1 bowl, divide by 2.

18 / 2 = 9

Now multiply that by 7 to find out how long it takes to make 7 bowls.

9 * 7 = 63

63 minutes

Answer 2

63 minutes or 1 hour 3 minutes

Explanation:

We can use ratios to solve

18 minutes x minutes

--------------- = --------------

2 bowls 7 bowls

Using cross products

18*7 = 2x

Divide by 2

18/2 *7 = x

63 minutes