Question

Bill has a paper route. It takes him 50 minutes

to deliver newspapers to his 40 customers. How
long will it take Bill to complete his route if he
adds 20 more customers in his neighborhood?

Answer 1

if bill takes

40 customers =50 minutes

20 customers= 50÷2 =25 minutes

so 50 minutes + 25 minutes= 75 minutes in total.

Answer 2

75 min or 1 hour 15 min

Explanation:

20 is 50% of 40 so add 50% of 50 min to the total. Half of 50 is 25 so you add 25 min