Question

5 bridesmaids want to make 325 decorations for a wedding. Each decoration takes about 2 1/2 minutes to make. Which response gives the best estimate for the amount of time each bridesmaid will spend making decorations?

Answer 1

Answer:

162.5 minutes OR 2.71 hours OR 2 hours and 42 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

325 × 2.5 = 812.5

812.5 ÷ 5 = 162.5

Each bridesmaid will spend 162.5 minutes making decorations.

Answer 2

Answer:

Each bridesmaid will spend $162\frac{1}{2}\text{ minutes}$ making decorations.      

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Total number of bridesmaid = 5

Total number of decorations to be done = 325

Time taken to do 1 decoration = $2\frac{1}{2}\text{ minutes}$

Amount of time each bridesmaid will spend making decorations =

$\text{Number of decorations to be done by each bride}\times \text{Time taken to do 1 decoration}\\\\=\displaystyle\frac{\text{Total number of decorations}}{\text{Total number of bridesmaid}}\times \text{Time taken to do 1 decoration}\\\\=\frac{325}{5}\times 2\frac{1}{2} = \frac{325}{5}\times \frac{5}{2}\\\\= \frac{325}{2} = 162\frac{1}{2}\text{ minutes}$

Thus, each bridesmaid will spend $162\frac{1}{2}\text{ minutes}$ making decorations.