Ms. Reynold's sprinkler system has 5 stations that water all parts of her front and back lawn. Each station runs for an equal am

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2 years ago

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ount of time. If it takes 16 minutes for the first 2 stations to water, how long does it take to water all parts of her lawn?

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mina [271] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-29T04:07:58+03:00

mina [271]2 years ago

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Answer: 40 minutes

Step-by-step explanation:

It takes 16 minutes for the first 2 stations to water their sections which means that the time taken per station is:

= 16/2

= 8 minutes per station

Ms. Reynolds has 5 stations.

Total time taken will therefore be:

= 8 * 5

= 40 minutes