Question

Ary is writing thank you cards to everyone who came to her wedding.It takes her 1/5 of an hour to write on thank you note. If it took her 8 hours to finish writing all of the cards, How many Thank you cards did she write

Answer 1

Answer:

40 Thank You cards

Step-by-step explanation:

1/5 of an hour is 60 minutes ÷ 5 = 12 minutes, therefore it takes her 12 minutes to write 1 Thank You card.

8 hours converted into minutes is 8 x 60 minutes = 480 minutes

480 minutes (in total) ÷ 12 minutes (time taken for 1 card) = 40 cards

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Answer 2

Answer:

40

Step-by-step explanation:

Write the information algebraically:

1/5 of an hour = 12 mins (60 mins ÷ 5)

∴ 12 mins = 1 thank you note

8 hours = ?

1. Work out how many mins are in 8 hours: (8 × 60 =) 480

2. Divide 480 by 12 to find the number of thank you notes she wrote

• 480 ÷ 12 = 40

She wrote 40 thank you notes