Question

Three students are preparing information packets about an upcoming fundraiser event.


• Lauren prepared 270 packets in 45 min.
• Hannah prepared 450 packets in 1.5 h.
• Jakob prepared 280 packets in 1 h and 10 min.

Who worked the fastest?

A.

Lauren
B.

Hannah
C.

Jakob
D.

they all worked the same rate

Answer 1

Can you convert the hours to minutes?

Answer 2

i converted hannahs

Answer 3

How many packets does she prepare per minute?

Answer 4

450 in 90 minutes

Answer 5

450/9=5
Therefore, Hannah prepares 5 packets per minute. Can you convert the others?

Answer 6

laurens 6 per minutes

Answer 7

Right.

Answer 8

jakob seems difficult:/

Answer 9

Jakob prepares 280 packets in 70 minutes. 280/70=?

Answer 10

4

Answer 11

Right. This means that Lauren works the fastest, at a rate of 6 packets per minute :)

Answer 12

thanks