cheesewoman
cheesewoman cheesewoman
  • 01-11-2018
  • Mathematics
contestada

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

Respuesta :

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 



Answer Link

Otras preguntas

Please help will give brainiest
Describe the process of rifling a gun: a. What is rifling? b. When is a firearm rifled? c. What effect rifling of a gun barrel has on the flight of the projecti
Describe the location of the Union slave states relative to the other Union states and the seceding states.
I need help Thank you i will give brinalist
Which of the following is not a characteristic of totalitarian government? A One-party rule B. Popular sovereignty c. O Government control of the media D. The u
1. How did the Whigs and Democrats stay in power leading up to the election of 1848? * Proslavery Stance Antislavery Stance Avoiding the Question Talking in cir
please answer correctly !!!!! Will mark Brianliest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Determine ATP structure Lipid structure Carbohydrate Structure Nucleotide structure Amino Acid Structure
In Barron v. Baltimore the Supreme Court ruled that the 5th Amendment only pertained to who?
An E. coli cell contains about 15,000 ribosomes, which carry out protein synthesis. Assuming ribosomes are spherical and have a diameter of 20.0 nm, calculate t