Margot could pickle 500 cucumbers in 2 hours. She got tired and reduced her rate by one half. How long would it take her to pick

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stepan [7]

3 years ago

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Margot could pickle 500 cucumbers in 2 hours. She got tired and reduced her rate by one half. How long would it take her to pick

le 2000 cucumbers at the new rate?

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Mariulka [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-21T20:37:50+03:00

Mariulka [41]3 years ago

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Margot could pickle 500 cucumbers in 2 hours.
She got tired and reduced her rate by one half.
=> 250 cucumber in 2 hours
Let's solve how long would it take her to pickle 2000 cucumbers at thenew rate.
=> 2000 / 250 = 8 times 2 hours
=> it will take her 16 hours to do so.