Question

Suppose you are helping to prepare a large meal. You can peel 2 carrots per minute. You need 60 peeled carrots. How long will it take you to finish if you have already peeled 18 carrots?

Answer 1

It will take 21 more minutes to get the remaining 42 carrots.

Answer 2

Carrots to be peeled:: 60-18 = 48

Time to peel 48 carrots: 48/2 = 24 minutes

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