SOLUTION: Sarah paints a room of 400 square feet in 3 hours. How long sea it take her to paint a room of 720 square feet?
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Question 338595: Sarah paints a room of 400 square feet in 3 hours. How long sea it take her to paint a room of 720 square feet?
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sarah paints a room of 400 square feet in 3 hours. How long sea it take her to paint a room of 720 square feet?
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Sarah's rate is:
3 hours per 400 sq ft
3/400
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So, time for a 720 sq ft room:
720(3/400)
72(3/40)
216/40
5.4 hours
or
5 hours and 24 minutes
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