Answer:
karlen predicted it will take 1.7 hours longer than he actually did
Step-by-step explanation:
If Karlen started painting the walls at 10:45 am, and he said that he could complete the job at 5:25 pm.
Which means he thought he would spend 6 hrs 40 minutes or 6⅔ hours or 20/3
Now, his father said ⅝ of that time was going to be enough to paint the whole wall.
Thus; estimated time by father to paint whole wall = ⅝ x 20/3 = 25/6 hours.
Now, it says karlen took 80% of an hour longer than the time predicted by his father to finish the painting.
Thus, karlen actually spent;
25/6 + 80/100 hours = 25/6 + 4/5 = 149/30 hours
Thus, since karen predicted he was going to spend 20/3 hours, the difference is;
20/3 - 149/30 = 1.7 hours
So karlen predicted it will take 1.7 hours longer than he actually did
