Question

James can write 6 paragraphs in 24 minutes. Using the same unit rate, how many paragraphs can James write in 16 minutes?

Answer 1

Given: James can write 6 paragraphs in 24 mins.

To find: No. of paragraphs James can write in 16 mins.

Solution:

No. of paragraphs written in 24 mins= 6

No. of paragraphs written in 1 min= $\frac{6}{24}$

∴ No. of paragraphs written in 16 mins= $\frac{6}{24}$×16

                                                               = 4

Answer: James can write 4 paragraphs in 16 minutes.