Question 525277
Mariam uses a pottery wheel to make three bowls in 2 hours. Duane makes five bowls in 3 hours. Who makes bowls faster Mariam or Duane?


Mariam: 3 bowls in  2 hours, or 3/2 bowls, or 1.5 bowls, per hour
Duane: 5 bowls in  3 hours, or 5/3 bowls, or 1.6666 bowls, per hour


OR


At 1.5 bowls per hour, Mariam will make 4.5 bowls (3 * 1.5) in 3 hours. In that time (3 hours), Duane will have made 5 bowls.


Who’s faster? You decide!!


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