Question

Painter Paul paints walls. It takes Painter Paul 15 minutes to paint 60 square feet of

wall. How much wall could Painter Paul paint in one minute?

Answer 1

Answer:240square feet

Explanation:

Let the term be x

15mins for 60square feet

60mins for x square feet

= x/60 = 60/15

= x/60 = 4

Cross multiplying

x = 60(4)

x = 240 square feet

Answer 2

4 square feet

Explanation:

We can use Ratio to solve this question

It takes 15 minutes to paint 60 square feet

This is written as:

15:60

Divide both sides by 15

1:4

Therefore it takes Painter Paul 1 minute to paint 4 square feet