Question

A washing machine requires 27.5 minutes to wash one load of laundry. A clothes dryer requires 60% more time than the washing machine to dry one load of laundry. What is the total amount of time it takes to wash and dry one load of laundry? PLEASE HELP!!!!

Answer 1

If it takes a washer 27.5 minutes for a load and a dryer takes 60% of that time for a load, convert 60% to a decimal (0.6) and multiply by 27.5 → 27.5 * 0.6 = 16.5 which means it takes the dryer 16.5 minutes for a load. To find the total time it takes for a washer and a dryer to complete 1 load, simply add the two times. 27.5 + 16.5 = 44 minutes.