Question

John wrote 1/5 of a paper in 1/4 of an hour how long did it take him to write an entire paper?\

Answer 1

Answer:

$1\frac{1}{4}\ hours$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

using proportion

$\frac{(1/4)}{(1/5)}\frac{hour}{paper}=\frac{x}{1}\frac{hour}{paper} \\ \\x=5/4\ hours$

covert to mixed number

$5/4\ hours=1\frac{1}{4}\ hours$