Question

you are making party invitations by hand. It has taken you 45 minutes to make 6 cards. If you continue at this rate, how many cards can you make in 2 hours?

Answer 1

2 hours = 2*60 = 120 minutes

Answer 2

(45 minutes)/(6 cards) = (120 minutes)/(x cards)

45/6 = 120/x

45*x = 6*120


I'll let you finish

Answer 3

ok

Answer 4

tell me what you get

Answer 5

I got 720

Answer 6

6 times 120 is 720

Answer 7

but that isn't the answer

Answer 8

45 times _______ = 720

what goes in the blank? you could guess but to find out quickly, you would divide both sides by 45

Answer 9

hopefully that makes sense

Answer 10

oh, ok

Answer 11

what answer do you get?