SOLUTION: pete the painter can paint 5/6 of a room in 90 minutes. how many minutes will it take pete to paint the entire room?

SOLUTION: pete the painter can paint 5/6 of a room in 90 minutes. how many minutes will it take pete to paint the entire room?

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Question 389302: pete the painter can paint 5/6 of a room in 90 minutes. how many minutes will it take pete to paint the entire room?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Express his rate of painting as rooms/minute
His rate =
He can paint 1 room in 108 min
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