Sam cleaned 1/3 of his house in 50 minutes. How many hours will it take him to clean his rntire house?
To find out how many hours it will take Sam to clean his entire house, we need to determine the time it took him to clean 1/3 of the house per hour.
Sam cleaned 1/3 of his house in 50 minutes, which is equivalent to 50/60 = 5/6 hours.
Now we can calculate the time it will take Sam to clean his entire house:
If 1/3 of the house takes 5/6 hours, then the whole house will take 3 times as long.
So, 3 * 5/6 = 15/6 hours.
To simplify this fraction, we can express it as a mixed number:
15/6 = 2 and 3/6 hours.
Simplifying the fraction further:
2 and 3/6 = 2 and 1/2 hours.
Therefore, it will take Sam 2 and 1/2 hours to clean his entire house.
To solve this problem, we need to figure out how much time it will take Sam to clean the entire house by knowing the time it took to clean 1/3 of the house.
First, let's calculate the time it takes to clean 1/3 of the house in hours. Since there are 60 minutes in 1 hour, we divide 50 minutes by 60 to convert it to hours.
50 minutes ÷ 60 = 5/6 hour
Now, we know that Sam takes 5/6 hour to clean 1/3 of his house. To find out how many hours it will take him to clean the entire house, we can multiply this by 3.
(5/6 hour) × 3 = 15/6 hour
Next, let's simplify the fraction. 15/6 can be reduced to 2 1/2.
So, it will take Sam 2 1/2 hours to clean his entire house.
x/3 = 50
Solve for x.