Question

Jackson and his grandfather constructed a model for a birdhouse. Many of their neighbors offered to buy the birdhouses. Jackson decided that building birdhouses could help him earn money for his summer camp, but he is not sure how long it will take him to finish all of the requests for birdhouses.

If Jackson can build 7 birdhouses in 5 hours, write an equation that will allow Jackson to calculate the time it will take him to build any given number of birdhouses, assuming he works at a constant rate.

(a).Write an equation that you could use to find out how long it will take him to build any number of birdhouses.



1. How many birdhouses can Jackson build in 40 hours?

2. How long will it take Jackson to build 35 birdhouses? Use the equation from part (a) to solve the problem

Answer 1

1. Jackson can build 56 houses in 40 hours
2. It will take Jackson 25 hours to make 35 birdhouses

Answer 2

Answer to (a) An equation would be Y= THE BIRDHOUSES DIVIDED by the AMOUNT OF HOURS ( Y= 7/5x )

Answer to 1.) 40 Hours = 56 Birdhouses

Answer to 2.) 35 Birdhouses = 25 Hours

Step-by-step explanation: I did the math. Hope this helps ;)