Question

2. It takes 1 3/8 minutes to wrap a parcel and / minute to address it. How many minutes does it take to:

(a) wrap and address one parcel? Give your answer as a fraction

(b) wrap and address a dozen similar parcels?

Answer 1

a)
`2(3)/(8)`

b)
`28(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

`1(3)/(8) +1=2(3)/(8)`

`2(3)/(8)` × 12 =
`28(1)/(2)`