Question

Nestor works at a garden center where he posts plants. It takes him 2 1/2 hours to pot 15 plants. How many plants can Nestor pot in 1 hour? * how many plants can he pot in 1 hour?

Answer 1

Nestor can pot 6 plants in 1 hour.

Explanation:

first lets convert 2 1/2 hours in mixed fraction form for better calculation

2 1/2 hours = (2*2 + 1)/2 = 5/2 hours

no of plants pot in 5/2 hours = 15

to find no. of plants pot in 1 hours lets

divide both side by 5/2

no of plants pot in 5/2/(5/2) hours = 15/(5/2) = 15*2/5 = 6

no. of plants pot in 1 hour = 6

Thus, Nestor can pot 6 plants in 1 hour.