Question

Earl writes 1/6 of a page in 1/12 of a minute. How much time does it take him to write a full page?

Answer 1

Answer:

in this problem we do a comparison case t i.e if 1/12 he writes 1/6 of page what about 1 page

     1/12minute  =   1/6

      ?    ×    1          then we cross multiply

(1*1/12)    ÷  1/6     =1/12*6  =  1/2 minute