Question

John wrote 1/5 of a paper in 1/4 of an hour how long did it take him to write an entire paper?\

Answer 1

`1(1)/(4)\ hours`

Explanation:

we know that

using proportion

`((1/4))/((1/5))(hour)/(paper)=(x)/(1)(hour)/(paper) \\ \\x=5/4\ hours`

covert to mixed number

`5/4\ hours=1(1)/(4)\ hours`