Question

A washing machine requires 27.5 minutes

to wash one load of laundry. A clothes
dryer requires 60% more time than the
washing machine to dry one load of
laundry. What is the total amount of time
it takes to wash and dry one load of
laundry?

Answer 1

The total amount of time it takes to wash and dry one load of laundry is 71.5 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the total amount of time it takes to wash and dry one load of laundry, we need to first find the drying time of the clothes dryer. Since the clothes dryer requires 60% more time than the washing machine, we can calculate the drying time by multiplying the washing machine time by 1.6.

So, drying time = 27.5 minutes x 1.6 = 44 minutes.

Finally, to find the total amount of time, we add the washing time and drying time: 27.5 minutes + 44 minutes = 71.5 minutes.

Answer 2

The answer is 1hr11min30sec or 71.5 mn
_60% more than 27.5 is 44 using %increase formula : %increase=(final-initial)/initial
_in this case we have increased % and initial, hence we can find final value.
_finally : 44+27.5=71.5mn