SOLUTION: If a person sees 5 people in 20 minutes in a audition and there are 175 total people How long would take to see all people if you started at 8:00 am and took a 40 minutes break. I

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Question 63110: If a person sees 5 people in 20 minutes in a audition and there are 175 total people How long would take to see all people if you started at 8:00 am and took a 40 minutes break. I know the answer I just don't know how to explain the process. Please help!!!
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
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175/5 = 35 gives us the number of sets of 20 minute times it took
35/3 gives us the sets of hours
11 2/3 or 11 hours and 40 minutes
+ 40 minute break
12 hours and 20 minutes
8:20 pm