Paula weeded 40% of her garden in 8 minutes. How many minutes will it take her to weed all of her garden at this rate?

Paula weeded 40% of her garden in 8 minutes. How many minutes will it take her to weed all of her garden at this rate?

Paula weeded her whole garden in 20 minutes.

Here's how

Given :

Paula weeded 40% of her garden in 8 minutes.

So, (40%) / (8 minutes) = (100%) / (t minutes)

Now, Converting Percentage to decimal

0.4 / 8 = 1 / t

0.4t = 8

t = 0.4 / 8

t = 20 minutes.

Paula weeded her whole garden in 20 minutes.

Some Problems to Workout

1. Sarah washed 60% of her car in 10 minutes. How many minutes will it take her to wash the entire car at this rate?

2. Michael read 45% of a book in 6 hours. How many hours will it take him to finish the entire book at this rate?

3. Emily completed 75% of her homework assignment in 45 minutes. How many minutes will it take her to finish the entire assignment at this rate?

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