Question

Can someone help me. Tom can wash 44 plates in 3 minutes. How long will tike him to wash 12 plates?​

Answer 1

Answer: 0.818 minutes

Explanation:

You would normally divide 44/3 to see how many plates are washed per minute, but if you reverse it, 3/44 then you will know how much time is spent washing each plate which is 0.068181. Multiply that by 12 and there’s your answer

Answer 2

We can write a proportion.

44:3 = 12:m

~Simplify

44m = 36

~Divide 44 to both sides

m = 36/44 or 9/11 minutes

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