Question

in 52 minutes, patrick completes 13 homework questions how many minutes does it take him to do 1 homework question

Answer 1

Patrick completes 13 questions every 52 minutes.
We're trying to find the time for Patrick to complete 1 packet.

Let's set these up as a fraction equation.

13/52 = 1/x, x being the variable that substitutes the time we're looking for.

13/52 can be simplified, though.
Divide both numbers by 13.

13 / 13 = 1
52 / 13 = 4

We now have:
1/4 = 1/x.

Well, this makes it easier. The numerators match, so the denominators must match as well.

x = 4.

It will take Patrick 4 minutes to complete 1 homework question.

I hope this helps!