Question

A dog washer can clean 27 dogs in 3 hours. At this rate, how many dogs can she wash in 8 hours?

Answer 1

Answer:

72 dogs

Explanation:

In 3 hours, a dog washer can clean 27 dogs.

$\implies In\; 1\; \text{hour, he can clean }\frac{27}{3}=9\text{ dogs}$

Thus, at this rate, the number of dogs that can be washed:

$\begin{gathered} =8\times9 \\ =72\text{ dogs} \end{gathered}$