Question

1) Two tea towels dry on a clothes line in 2 hours. How long would
5 tea towels take to dry?
2) Two bricklayers build a wall in 6 hours. How long would one
bricklayer take to build the wall working at the same rate?
3) House contents insurance is charged at the rate of £3.50 per
thousand pounds worth of the contents. How much is the
insurance if the contents are worth £34 000?
4) If the insurance paid on the contents of a house is £336, at
the rate of £4 per thousand pounds worth, what are the house
contents worth?
5) It takes Margaret 45 minutes to walk 4 km. How long would it
take her to walk 5 km at the same speed? How far would she go
in 1 hour?
11 It takes a gardener

Answer 1

Answer:

1) It takes five hours.