Problema Solution
A road crew takes 1/5 of an hour to pave 5 miles of road.How long will it take
the crew to pave 1 mile of road
Answer provided by our tutors
let x = the hours the crew needs to pave 1 mile road
we have the following ratio
5 : (1/5) = 1 : x
by solving we find
x = 0.04 hr
x = 2.4 min
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the crew needs 2.4 min to pave 1 mile of road.