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  • 01-11-2018
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Jami can mow 1/6 acre in 8 minutes. If her rate is constant, can Jami mow 1 1/2 acres in one hour?

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addymclaughlin addymclaughlin
  • 14-11-2018

Time taken by Jami to mow 1/6 acres is 8 minutes=8/60=2/15 hours.

Rate at which Jami is mowing will be:

rate=(number of acres)/(time)=(1/6)/(2/15)

=1/6÷2/15

=1/6×15/2

=5/4 acres/hour

=1.25 acres/hour

From above calculations we conclude that Jami cannot mow 1.5 acres in 1 hour 



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