Question

A road crew much repave a road that is 4/5 miles long. They can repave 1/20 miles each hour. How long will it take the crew to repave the road? Write your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

Answer:

16 hours

Step-by-step explanation:

Multiply the 4/5 by 4 to get the denominator as 20. So you do 4 x 4 which equals 16 and 5 x 4 which equals 20 so you get 16/20 miles or 16 hours.