Question

Tomas makes balloon sculptures at a circus. In 180 minutes he uses 288 balloons to make 36 balloon sculpture How many minutes does it take to make one balloon sculpture? How many ballons are used for one balloon sculpture? What is tomas rate for balloons used per minute?

Answer 1

Minutes to make one balloon sculpture = 5 minutes

Balloons are used for one balloon sculpture= 8 balloons

Tomas use balloons = 1.6 per minute

Explanation:

a).

180 minutes = 36 sculpture

`(180 )/(36 ) = 5`

5 minutes to make a sculpture

b).

288 balloons = 36 sculpture

`(288 )/(36 ) = 8`

8 Balloons to make a sculpture

c).

288 Balloons = 180 minutes

`(288)/(180) = 1.6`

1.6 Balloons per minute