SOLUTION: Elise and Alicia were painting fence posts for their parents. Each fence post takes about 3 minutes to paint. If there are 8 sections of fence with ten fence posts in each section,

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Question 1071218: Elise and Alicia were painting fence posts for their parents. Each fence post takes about 3 minutes to paint. If there are 8 sections of fence with ten fence posts in each section, about how long will it take Elise and Alicia to paint the posts?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+3%2A8%2A10+=+240+ min
+240%2F60+=+4+ hrs
It will take 4 hrs for them to paint the posts