Question

Rachel mows 5 lawns in 8 hours. at this rate how many lawns can she mow in 40 hours

Answer 1

Rachel can now mow 25 lawns in 40 hours at this rate.

Answer 2

Rachel will mow 25 lawns in 40 hours

Explanation:

if rachel mows 5 lawns in 8 hours, in 1 hour, she will mow

5l = 8

x = 1

x = 5/8 = 0.625

Therefore Rachel will mow 0.625 lawns in 1 hour

in 40 hours, she will mow

40 × 0.625 lawns = 25 lawns