SOLUTION: A person waxed 1/40 of a floor every 1/2 hour. The area of the floor was 2,000 square feet.
At what unit rate, in square feet per hour, did the person wax the floor?
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Question 1181625: A person waxed 1/40 of a floor every 1/2 hour. The area of the floor was 2,000 square feet.
At what unit rate, in square feet per hour, did the person wax the floor?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To get a unit rate in square feet per hour, divide the number of square feet by the number of hours.
The number of square feet is 1/40 of 2,000 -- i.e., 2000/40
The number of hours is 1/2
Do the division.
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