Question

Michael can mow a 250 ft2 lawn in one and a half hours. How long will it take Michael to mow his church’s 800 ft2 lawn? Round to the nearest hour.
3 hours
4 hours
5 hours
6 hours

Answer 1

Another way to express the first part is to say:
For every one and a half hours(1.5), Michael can mow 250ft^2.

Answer 2

250/1.5 = 800/x solve for x

Answer 3

i got 4.8

Answer 4

so that would be 5 hours

Answer 5

Right! 0.2 hours left over for taking a break.