Question

Jerry mowed a patch of lawn with an area of 100 square yards in 20 minutes. At this rate, how long would it take him to mow the entire lawn, which is 240 square yards in area? A. 24 min B. 48 min C. 140 min D. 160 min

Answer 1

48 minitues because you divide the anser by .20

Answer 2

100 square yards ... 20 minutes
240 square yards ... x minutes = ?

If you would like to know how long would it take Jerry to move the entire lawn, you can calculate this using the following steps:

100 * x = 20 * 240
100 * x = 4800      /100
x = 4800 / 100
x = 48 minutes

The correct result would be B. 48 minutes.