Question

HELP HELP PLEASE!

Answer 1

Factor 2 1/2 into minutes, giving you 150 minutes Then, factor 2 hours into minutes giving you 120, then set up your equation. Once you solved your equation, then factor back into minutes

Answer 2

@hedyeh99 could you please tell me how to do that? :( I am struggling!

Answer 3

Do you have an answer key, because I think I solved your problem

Answer 4

No I don't :( unfortunately... :(

Answer 5

I think this is the correct method of solving the problem, don't go for my answer 100% however, because I will continue to try to find methods of solving this problem

Answer 6

Ok, thank you very much for trying and for helping!!!:)

Answer 7

This is an example
For example, if John takes 2 hours to mow his lawn and it takes his sister, Maria, 4 hours to mow the same lawn, how long would it take John and Maria to mow the lawn together?
Write a rational equation based upon the word problem you created.

The rational equation based upon the scenario above would be .
Each fraction represents the amount of the lawn mowed in one hour. The fraction of is John’s portion. Maria’s share is represented by . The time it would take for both of them to mow the lawn is represented by

Answer 8

I feel as if your equation would be