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Melinda paints 7/8 of a wall in 1 1/6 hours. What pat of a wall does Melinda paint in 1 MINUTE?

Melinda paints 7/8 of a wall in 1 1/6 hours. What pat of a wall does Melinda paint in 1 MINUTE?
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Melinda paints 7/8 of a wall in 1 1/6 hours. What pat of a wall does Melinda paint in 1 MINUTE?

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1\ minue=(1)/(60)hour\\ 1(1)/(6)=(7)/(6)\\\\ (7)/(8)\ wall\ in\ (7)/(6)hours\\ x\ wall\ in\ (1)/(60)\\\\Proportion:\\ (7)/(8)\ - (7)/(6)\\ x-\ (1)/(60)\\\\cross\ multiplication\\\\ (7)/(8)*(1)/(60)=(7)/(6)x\\\\ (7)/(480)=(7)/(6)x\ \ \ | divide\ by\ (7)/(6)\\\\ (7)/(480)*(6)/(7)=x\\\\ x=(6)/(480)=(1)/(80)\\\\ In\ one\ minute\ Melinda\ will\ paint\ (1)/(80)\ of\ wall.
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