Question

Samuel is folding his laundry. The table shows the proportional relationship between the number of shirts he folds and the time, in minutes, it takes him to fold them.

Number of Shirts 2 4 ?
Time (minutes) 0.4 0.8 3


How many shirts can Samuel fold in 3 minutes?
21 shirts
15 shirts
8 shirts
6 shirts

Answer 1

I’d say 30 shirts.

Step-by-step explanation:

30 seconds = 3 shirts 1 minute 30 seconds = 9 shirts 30 seconds per each 3 shirts.

shirts: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30minutes: .5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5

Answer 2

15 (B).

Explanation:

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