Question

Elijah builds model airplanes at a constant rate. He can build 5 model airplanes in 150 minutes, and 10 model airplanes in 300 minutes. How long would it take him to build 15 model airplanes.

Answer 1

Answer:

450 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Elijah can build 5 model airplanes in 150 minutes. He can build 1 model airplane in 30 minutes. To find this you divide 150 by 5. The question asks for how many minutes it would take Elijah to build 15 model airplanes. Since 1 x 15 = 15 model airplanes, you use proportions and also multiple the time by 15, so 30 x 15 = 450 minutes.