Question:
A carpenter sands 1/2 of a dresser in 3/4 hour. At this rate, how long does it take the carpenter to sand 1 dresser?
Answer:
![1\ dresser = (3)/(2) hour](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/y4m90z9q35bf346iy1zib9uf7bh3ms2oph.png)
Explanation:
Given
![(1)/(2) dresser = (3)/(4) hour](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/urg8j586zcyz7oy06zdgqx53vovdw9tukb.png)
Required
How long will it take to sand 1 dresser
![(1)/(2) dresser = (3)/(4) hour](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/urg8j586zcyz7oy06zdgqx53vovdw9tukb.png)
Multiply both sides by 2
![2 * (1)/(2) dresser = (3)/(4) hour * 2](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/7dqxkxnf8y2gvpt4quhpkpmga03u968587.png)
![1\ dresser = (3)/(4) hour * 2](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/jgbbut50zfedywpiylowypfs89mdaqc4wh.png)
![1\ dresser = (3)/(2) hour](https://img.qammunity.org/2021/formulas/mathematics/college/y4m90z9q35bf346iy1zib9uf7bh3ms2oph.png)
Hence;
It'll take 3/2 hour to sand 1 dresser