SOLUTION: A painter takes 5 hours to paint a room. At that rate, how much of the room will he paint in 2 hours?

SOLUTION: A painter takes 5 hours to paint a room. At that rate, how much of the room will he paint in 2 hours?

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Question 778396: A painter takes 5 hours to paint a room. At that rate, how much of the room will he paint in 2 hours?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 hours: 1 room

1 hour : 1/5 room ... Divide both sides by 5.

2 hours : 2/5 room ... Multiply both sides by 2.

So he will paint 2/5 of a room in 2 hours.
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