SOLUTION: John is painting his walls. He paints 3/2m^2 of the wall in 30 minutes.
How many square meters will John paint in 1 hour?
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How many square meters will John paint in 1 hour?
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Question 956200: John is painting his walls. He paints 3/2m^2 of the wall in 30 minutes.
How many square meters will John paint in 1 hour? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! John is painting his walls. He paints 3/2m^2 of the wall in 30 minutes.
How many square meters will John paint in 1 hour?
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Use a proportion:
area/time = area/time
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A/1 hr = (3/2 m^2)/(1/2) hr)
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Area = (3/2)/(1/2) = 3 sq. meters
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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