Question

A woodcutter took 12 minutes to make 3 pieces of a block of wood.How much time would be needed to make 5 such lkeces?

Answer 1

First we will divide 12 / 3 as to take out minutes taken to cut one piece of wood I. e. 4 and then we will multiply it by 5 in order to take out time taken in cutting 5 pieces of wood I. e. 20 minutes.