Question

Aniya is helping her father paint a fence. She can paint 2 sections of the fence in 15 minutes. How many minutes will it take Aniya to paint 12 sections of the fence.

Answer 1

90 minutes

Explanation:

Since 15 divided by 2 is 7.5, it takes 7.5 minutes to paint 1 section. 7.5 times 12 is 90, meaning that is takes 90 minutes for her to paint 12 sections.