Question

Felicity the clown inflates 2 balloons in 5 minutes. Grumpy the clown ties 5 balloon animals in 12 minutes they both work at a steady rate. If Felicity maintained this constant rate, how many balloons could she inflate in one hour? If Grumpy maintained this constant rate, how many balloon animals could he tie in one hour?

Answer 1

24 Balloons for Felicity

25 balloons for Grumpy

Explanation:

Graph y = 2/5x

Graph y = 5/12x

Graph x = 60

Find intersects

(60,24)

(60,25)